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.
“CEARA”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2016
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Oostende · since 2015
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2021
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Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Europese Raad voor de Automobielhandel en -herstelling - Conseil Européen du Commerce et de la Réparation Automobiles · Public relations and communication consultancy · Evere · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et de Promotion des Revenus affectés · Brussel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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La Louvière · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Centre Libéral d'Action et de Réflexion surl'Audio - Visuel · Productie van televisiefilms · Anderlues · since 1985
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CLUB EURO-ARAB POUR LA RECONNAISSANCE DU PATRIMONE SCIENTIFIQUE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Retie · since 2023
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE EDUCATIVE ATHENEE ROYAL JULES DESTREE · Charleroi · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Compagnie Europe Afrique C.E.A. · Office administrative and support services · Beauvechain · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Communauté Européenne de l'Accordéon · Brussel · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes Africaines · Brussel · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Coordination Europe Animaux · Etterbeek · since 1980
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1986
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Abbreviation of STUDIECENTRUM VOOR ZELFKENNIS - CENTRE D'ETUDES DE L'AUTO-CONNAISSANCE · Geel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Cercle des Etudiants en Alternance · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CEA INVEST · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Expression-Centre D'Etudes Actualisées de connaissance de soi · Gembloux · since 1994
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Abbreviation of EGLISE EVANGELIQUE PROTESTANTE CHRETIENS EN ACTION · Mons · since 1997
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Bastogne · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Capital European Affairs · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2016
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Putte · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CHAMBRE EUROPEENNE D'ARBITRAGE · Other legal services · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of CONCEPTION, ECLAIRAGE, AUTOMATISATION · Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Aywaille · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of CEA BELGIUM · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · PARIS · since 2005
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Office administrative and support services · Lokeren · since 2024
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Abbreviation of COUSIN EXPERTISE ARCHITECTURE · Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1986
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Activities of company auditors · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Entr'aide agricole · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Câbles - Electronic - Appliances · Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Leuven · since 1978