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.
“GRANY”
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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Development of non-residential building projects · Schilde · since 1991
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Brussel · since 2003
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Real estate agency activities · Mons · since 1987
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Name of GRANA GARAGE · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Jodoigne · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of PIZZA GRANO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2021
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Other education · Ieper · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2009
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Middelkerke · since 1990
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Anderlecht · since 1987
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hooglede · since 1997
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Brussel · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1993
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zonnebeke · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2017
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Wanze · since 2019
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Abbreviation of GRAN INVEST & CONSULT · Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2020
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General medical practice · Verlaine · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Aalst · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · Jette · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Meerhout · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · Brussel · since 2026
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Ukkel · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Grondrecyclage Antwerpen · Materials recovery from waste · Gent · since 2017
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Demolition · since 2021
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Stein · since 1978
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Antwerpen · since 1978
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Kippenkwekerijen · Ravels · since 1988
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Namur · since 1988
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Lummen · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1995
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Day nurseries and crèches · Flémalle · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ans · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Herentals · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Kraainem · since 2015
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Schilde · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · Lier · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2020
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Raising of horses and other equines · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2023
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Kortrijk · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Mixed farming · Fleurus · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Hotels and similar accommodation · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2025
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Zoersel · since 1985
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Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2007
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Book publishing · Pepinster · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019