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.
“GHAIDA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kraainem · since 1985
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since 1989
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Brussel · since 1962
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Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1996
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Namur · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · De Haan · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERCULTURELLE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ARTISTIQUE · Etterbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Association Internationale de Développement - AKARUSHO · Sambreville · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AIDA-netwerk · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oudenaarde · since 2007