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.
“KARRAS”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Verviers · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Mechelen · since 2024
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Other business support services · Elsene · since 2018
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Jette · since 1988
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Menen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Merksplas · since 1993
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of HARRAS NETWORK · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zemst · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Halle · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Liège · since 2008
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2021
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Izegem · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · since 2011
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Anderlecht · since 1995
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Elsene · since 2018
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Herzele · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Mobile food service activities · Alveringem · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2014
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since 2025
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2000
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Activities of interior architects · Ledegem · since 2019
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Employment placement agencies · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2025
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2026
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Antwerpen · since 2018