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.
“Carstemax”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Essen · since 2015
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other information service activities · Zoersel · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of OCCALEASE · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Elsene · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ans · since 1981
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zedelgem · since 2017
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 1982
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 2001
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since 2010
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Computer programming · La Hulpe · since 1996
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Physiotherapy · Brugge · since 2016
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Machining of metals · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Honnelles · since 2008
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bassenge · since 2024
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Other business support services · Destelbergen · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tienen · since 1998
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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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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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Abbreviation of Claims, Assistance and Recovery Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2021
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Other technical testing and analysis · Rotselaar · since 1992