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.
“JAB”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1947
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Abbreviation of Le Jardin D'Ali Baba · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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Fitness centres · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2010
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brussel · since 1984
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1991
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Investigation and private security services · Tremelo · since 1993
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Hasselt · since 1994
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Abbreviation of JAN ANDRIES AUTOMATISERING · Business and other management consultancy · Niel · since 1998
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Beersel · since 2000
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Aalst · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Avelgem · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2016
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Retail sale of bicycles · Arendonk · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Jabulani's Sanctuary · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Huldenberg · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Boechout · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Brasschaat · since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · Aalst · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · Hasselt · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2012
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Mixed farming · De Haan · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Oosterzele · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1968
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Liège · since 1986
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wingene · since 1995
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Dilbeek · since 1998
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Abbreviation of JAMII YA WASWAHILI BELGIQUE · since 2016
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Just A Broadcasting Company · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Leuven · since 2021
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2024
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Operation of sports facilities · Elsene · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Stabroek · since 2008
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Mol · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of jar · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2014
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Abbreviation of JONG ANTWERPEN · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1999
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2000
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2019