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.
“CARVEN”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Haacht · since 2022
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Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Dilbeek · since 1983
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hasselt · since 2026
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Knokke-Heist · since 1983
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Aywaille · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Courcelles · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anderlecht · since 2026
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Combined facilities support activities · Mechelen · since 1988
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Other education · since 2020
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Computer programming · Erpe-Mere · since 2026
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Jette · since 1982
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Mons · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Maarkedal · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1980
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Sports and recreation education · since 2010
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Knokke-Heist · since 1974
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Ieper · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rotselaar · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Kruisem · since 2010
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tienen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2006
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kortenberg · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of CARS VALUATION CENTER · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Asse · since 1979
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2014
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Other business support services · Geel · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Anzegem · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Gistel · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025