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.
“NARF”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2001
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Nationale Arbeidsraad · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Brussel · since 1969
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Abbreviation of NIEUWE ANTWERPSE REVUE · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of The National Assembly of Rif · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Abbreviation of NEW ADVENTURE RACING TEAM · Liège · since 2002
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Maasmechelen · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · Erpe-Mere · since 2017
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Abbreviation of NARO GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bassenge · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Beringen · since 2008
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Employment placement agencies · since 2009
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Lasne · since 2004
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Tielt-Winge · since 2005
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of World fashion & vintage · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Assenede · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Aarschot · since 2025
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Employment placement agencies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beaumont · since 2026
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Other construction installation · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Vorst · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of ELON INVEST · Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Abbreviation of International Nature and Adventure Races Federation · Beauvechain · since 1997