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.
“CARY”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 1958
Names that resemble it 65 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1991
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Interior design · Ukkel · since 2018
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1982
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Institut médico-pédagogique Notre-Dame de la Sagesse · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Estaimpuis · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Activites Recreatives · Vorst · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Aide à la Réussite · Other education · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1998
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Abbreviation of COMITE D'ANIMATION DE RIVIERE · Profondeville · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Center for Artefact Research · Socio-cultural adult education · Mechelen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES AMIS DE RUTANA · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 1994
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of LES CONCERTS DE L'ACADEMIE ROYALE · Brussel · since 2009
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Adaptation et de Reclassement professionnel · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Philippeville · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of Vebego Cleaning & Services · General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Action et de Recherche en Education · Etterbeek · since 1979
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Maarkedal · since 1982
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1983
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE CARO · Ukkel · since 1985
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Name of an establishment · Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Hoogstraten · since 1988
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Beringen · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Conseiller, Accompagner, Rencontrer - Namur · Namur · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Association des Animateurs Radio associés · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Communauté des Africains résidents en Europe · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Antwerpen · since 1996
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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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Herentals · since 1996
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Inland freight water transport · Stabroek · since 1997
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Fitness centres · Beringen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRE AGREE DE RECYCLAGE ET DE TRI · Materials recovery from waste · Jodoigne · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 1999
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 1999
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Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 1999
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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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2000
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since 2012
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Oostende · since 2013
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Abbreviation of CLUB ALFA ROMEO BOXER · Waimes · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Car Remarketing Association - Europe - "CARA-EUROPE" · Other membership organisations · Edegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Claims, Assistance and Recovery Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · La Louvière · since 2017
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Oostrozebeke · since 2015
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Kortrijk · since 2017
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Saint-Nicolas · since 2022
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since 2022
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Abbreviation of CALCULO REGIS ADVISORY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Geraardsbergen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES ARCHITECTES RÉUNIS · Elsene · since 2010
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Other building finishing work · Turnhout · since 2012
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Menen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of CARA MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Awans · since 2008
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Roeselare · since 2008
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Hamont-Achel · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Westerlo · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2005