Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“CARSELL”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Maaseik · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of CarNetwork Oost-Vlaanderen · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Jabbeke · since 2018
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Overige bemiddeling in en beheer van onroerend goed voor een vast bedrag of op contractbasis, n.e.g. · Jabbeke · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Hove · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Aarschot · since 2004
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Jette · since 1982
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 2025
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ACCOMPAGNEMENT ET DE REINSERTION SOCIALE DES JEUNES EN DIFFICULTE · Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Brussel · since 1984
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Drogenbos · since 1999
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Claims, Assistance and Recovery Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Truiden · since 2002
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Bredene · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Activités et de Recherches subaquatiques et souterraines · Charleroi · since 1980
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zemst · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 1971