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.
“FRACHA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Tielt · since 2003
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Anzegem · since 2014
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kuurne · since 1968
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 2018
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Genk · since 1968
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1999
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Blégny · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Laureins · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dour · since 2010
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FORUM DE REFLEXION POUR L'AVENIR DU CONGO · Huy · since 2001
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PULHEIM · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Lasne · since 2020
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FRATERNELLE ROYALE DES CHASSEURS ARDENNAIS · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1946
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Abbreviation of Française de Constructions industrielles · Paris · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Namur · since 2001
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Brussel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Actiecomiteit voor Handel en Ambachten Sint-Niklaas · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Niklaas · since 1955
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Other business support services · Gistel · since 2025
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Poperinge · since 2019