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.
“JAFAS”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Waregem · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Operation of sports facilities · Elsene · since 2003
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Koekelare · since 1988
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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 prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Boom · since 2001
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortenberg · since 2023
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Wuustwezel · since 2026
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Manufacture of outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in andere akkerbouwproducten · Seneffe · since 1990
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Other personal services · Gent · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2011
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Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · Brussel · since 2005
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Dental practice · Gent · since 2023
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Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Jeugdverenigingen-Aartselaar-Serviceverlening · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Abbreviation of JAZZ AND SOUNDS · Other business support services · Laarne · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bree · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mortsel · since 2014
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Site preparation · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Jacques a faim · Event catering · Namur · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2018
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Activities of bailiffs · Brugge · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kalmthout · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Jonge Actieve Senioren · Other financial services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Esneux · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Vorst · since 1995
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Ninove · since 1998