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.
“Carnal”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2000
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Geluidsopnamestudio's · since 2002
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Other membership organisations · Herenthout · since 2025
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Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1987
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Ingelmunster · since 1999
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of CHAUX ET DOLOMIES · Winning van kalksteen, gips, leisteen en andere steen · Eupen · since 1968
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Abbreviation of CARS VALUATION CENTER · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Asse · since 1979
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Real estate agency activities · Mouscron · since 2000
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Wholesale of timber · Wevelgem · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2002
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Freight transport by road · Anzegem · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nieuwpoort · since 2025
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wommelgem · since 1990
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Conseiller, Accompagner, Rencontrer - Namur · Namur · since 1990
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Other business support services · Waasmunster · since 1993
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Liège · since 2022
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Modave · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1938
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oostkamp · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Vorst · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 1992
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Aarschot · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1984
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Performing arts by independent artists · Nijlen · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1974
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ninove · since 1997
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Turnhout · since 2013
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Tielt · since 2014
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Other retail sale of food · Ranst · since 2016
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Rijkevorsel · since 2019
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Nijlen · since 2009
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Kortrijk · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Moorslede · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BDP Foodbrands · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Tournai · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zutendaal · since 2023