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.
“KAB”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Zottegem · since 1984
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Temse · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Korean Adoptees in Belgium · Brussel · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Büllingen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Kempische Antieke Bouwmaterialen · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of KA BRUXELLES SPORT ACADEMIE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 2020
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Nijlen · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Roeselare · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Kapellen · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of KABO ADVOCATEN · Activities of lawyers · Ninove · since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Tattenejum · Development of residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2022
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Insurance agents and brokers · Eupen · since 2004
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Brugge · since 2005
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Steenokkerzeel · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Lennik · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of KATHOLIEK BASISONDERWIJS TESSENDERLO · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Tessenderlo · since 1977
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Oostende · since 1987
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Development of residential building projects · Charleroi · since 1996
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of KABAS VERPAKKINGSVRIJ · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mechelen · since 2016
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van zeep en wasmiddelen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Basisonderwijs Zonhoven · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Lievegem · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2004
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Vorst · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2006
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Joinery installation · since 2006
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Brussel · since 2007
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Dental practice · Ganshoren · since 2007
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Photography, excluding press photography · Zoersel · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BENKABBOU · Wholesale of other food products · Evere · since 2025