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.
“GARA”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Ternat · since 2025
Names that resemble it 58 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Ganshoren · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Ganshoren · since 1941
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Baelen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Baelen · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d' Action sociale de Flémalle · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Flémalle · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of Net Brussel, Gewestelijk Agentschap voor Netheid · Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Guidon Ancienne Roue · Anderlecht · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Groupe D'Ateliers de Recherche · Activities of professional membership organisations · Liège · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of URMETZ · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Charleroi · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of TAXI SERVICE · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1981
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Tournai · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Evere · since 2019
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Roofing work · since 2026
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Office administrative and support services · since 2013
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Wholesale of machine tools · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1985
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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of L'Enfant-Phare · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Boussu · since 1998
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 2000
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Duffelsesteenweg 1 te Kontich · Kontich · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Laakdal · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Duffelsesteenweg 98-104 te Lint · Lint · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Turnhoutsebaan en Oude Baan te Schilde · Schilde · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Opstal 32 te Edegem · Edegem · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Vijf-aprilwarande 79 te Mortsel · Mortsel · since 1995
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Fr. Huysmanslaan 1 te Hemiksem · Hemiksem · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lier · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Molenstraat 154-156 te Lint · Lint · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Vijf-aprilwarande 93+ te Mortsel · Mortsel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Van Arteveldenstraat 56+ te Boom · Boom · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Sint Goriksplein te Edegem · Edegem · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Potvlietlaan 1 te Berchem · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Dokter Veeckmanslaan en Heistraat te Wilrijk · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Garages Pastoor Wouterstraat 8-12 te Edegem · Edegem · since 1995
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Hulshout · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Animation des Résidents Sportifs · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1980
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER (G-ARC) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostende · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2003
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Other information service activities · Alken · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Groen als Rode Draad · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenaken · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Frameries · since 2022
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2024
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Gent · since 1963
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Saint-Hubert · since 2017