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.
“KARAF”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ternat · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Opwijk · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van andere keramische producten · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Geraardsbergen · since 1983
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General medical practice · Anzegem · since 2001
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
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Event catering · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Saint-Ghislain · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lanaken · since 2010
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Brussel · since 2023
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Vorst · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Construction of roads and motorways · Mol · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Maasmechelen · since 1976
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
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Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · Gent · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of BENKARA · Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2023
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Anderlecht · since 2026
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of WEDES Consult · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Temse · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2021
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Site preparation · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Oudenaarde · since 1987
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Kortrijk · since 1989
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
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Other business support services · Beringen · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geetbets · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Keerbergen · since 2023
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Gent · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zoutleeuw · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Wemmel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Durbuy · since 2012
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Elsene · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoegaarden · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2023
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Roofing work · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Beringen · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2016
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Grimbergen · since 2009
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023