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.
“GARMAR”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Namur · since 2007
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van toestellen voor het spuiten van vloeistoffen of poeder, inclusief brandblusapparaten · Erpe-Mere · since 2008
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Rixensart · since 1987
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Nijlen · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2013
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Construction of roads and motorways · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 2015
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zele · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oostende · since 2009
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2006
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Aalter · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Affligem · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Bertem · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Les Bons Villers · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · Hasselt · since 2014
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2025
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Halluin · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of BELGIUM BUSINESS GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 2008