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.
“Caramel”
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
41 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Geel · since 1988
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Aalst · since 2002
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2001
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 1992
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1989
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Other business support services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2010
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2005
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2024
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2014
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Wemmel · since 2025
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Mobile food service activities · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1995
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Westerlo · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of CLEMENCE & JULIETTE · Day nurseries and crèches · Roeselare · since 2009
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Fleurus · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of JOHAN DEWITTE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wervik · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Bariseau-Mottrie · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Roeselare · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hooglede · since 2021
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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since 1992
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Pet boarding · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Zottegem · since 2001
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Anderlecht · since 2017
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van hoeden en petten · since 2013
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 1981
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1998
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Insurance agents and brokers · Waterloo · since 2021
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2023
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Advertising agencies · Waterloo · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2010
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1991
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2014
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since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Cafés and bars · Vilvoorde · since 1996
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Abbreviation of LA CASA DE LA CARA MIA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zoutleeuw · since 2002
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Abbreviation of v.z.w. Caramba · Aalst · since 2017
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Chièvres · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Pelt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ASSISTANCE A LA RECHERCHE ET A LA FORMATION EN ARCHITECTURE · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Anderlecht · since 1980
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Hoogstraten · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Association des Animateurs Radio associés · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Car Remarketing Association - Europe - "CARA-EUROPE" · Other membership organisations · Edegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CALCULO REGIS ADVISORY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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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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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2026