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.
“Groep Carda”
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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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Niel · since 2022
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General medical practice · Turnhout · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · Kortrijk · since 2017
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Menen · since 2015
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Machining of metals · Beringen · since 1999
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2016
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Other tax advisory services · Brugge · since 2017
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jabbeke · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Peer · since 2023
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Afvalwaterafvoer · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · De Panne · since 2015
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Deinze · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kuurne · since 2020
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Site preparation · Oostrozebeke · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · Boom · since 1986
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Roeselare · since 2017
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Insurance agents and brokers · Edegem · since 2025
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Forging of metal · Schilde · since 2021
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2014
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Insurance agents and brokers · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Other building finishing work · Lo-Reninge · since 2016
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Menen · since 2017
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Waregem · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Tielt · since 2022
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Operation of sports facilities · Gent · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Berlaar · since 2023
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Haaltert · since 2011
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Wholesale of timber · Waregem · since 2011
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Herk-de-Stad · since 2019