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.
“KAFT”
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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Waregem · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 2026
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Gent · since 2002
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Leuven · since 1980
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Brasschaat · since 1986
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Abbreviation of KETSIA, AMI FIDELE · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Kunstatelier 't Fort · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2008
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Herentals · since 2015
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Other legal services · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Abbreviation of K.F.G. Accountancy · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Nivelles · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Malmedy · since 2006
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Abbreviation of De Kassaïennen van Oost-Vlaanderen · Gent · since 2006
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of INFORMATIQUE TECHSAT · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · since 2012