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.
“KAT”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Koolkerks Amateurtoneel De Povere Leute · Brugge · since 1982
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Oostende · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Kans Armoede Terugslaan · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Elsene · since 1997
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE ANTWERPSE TURNKRING · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of KAT BELGIUM · Demolition · Schaarbeek · since 2003
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Other education · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · Herve · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2000
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Abbreviation of KoorAcademie Tienen · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Tienen · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ukkel · since 1982
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Elsene · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2016
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Insulation installation · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Nursing and midwifery · Stekene · since 2009
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Kangaroos en Aalsterse Tennisclub · Andere drinkgelegenheden · Aalst · since 1974
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Lokeren · since 1980
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Berlaar · since 1994
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Employment placement agencies · Zoersel · since 1994
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Computer programming · Huldenberg · since 1998
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Other specialised design activities · since 2014
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2014
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2002
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Employment placement agencies · Wijnegem · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2018
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Retail sale of household furniture · Zedelgem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Kato architectuur · Activities of building architects · Kapellen · since 2022
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Psychology services · Ninove · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2010
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Maaseik · since 2010
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Abbreviation of KATU N'Co · Other amusement and recreation activities · Lierneux · since 2012
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Affligem · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Assenede · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2024
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Antwerpen · since 2024
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's-Hertogenbosch · since 1971
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Freight transport by road · Haacht · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1978
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Office administrative and support services · Roosdaal · since 2018
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Wingene · since 2018
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Ukkel · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2005
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Tervuren · since 2007
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Web portal activities · Brussel · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Other education · Brussel · since 2025
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Other social work without accommodation · Beernem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Kempische Aquarium- en Terrariumvereniging · Geel · since 1980
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since 2005