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.
“KARKAS”
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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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ARKHAM ASYLUM · Liège · since 2008
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Jette · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Verviers · since 1989
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zemst · since 2000
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herzele · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aartselaar · since 2017
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Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Izegem · since 2023
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2019
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Anderlecht · since 1995
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Elsene · since 2018
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Kontakt Arbeiders-Studenten · Gent · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Kunst aan de Stroom · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Kunstencentrum Attenhoven Stichting · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Stabroek · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Kunst Adelt Steenbrugge · Brugge · since 2017
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Groothandel in afval en schroot, n.e.g. · Zedelgem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of KINEPRAKTIJK ANNE STEVENS · Other sports activities · Kontich · since 2021
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Other business support services · Landen · since 2011
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Other information service activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Kinderliteratuurhuis · Hemiksem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of KBC Actuarial Services · Other business support services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
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Other legal services · Tervuren · since 2021
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Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Tielt · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
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Roofing work · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Banden Gaukema · Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2017