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.
“RAE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Roosens Advice and Expertise · Public relations and communication consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Other business support services · Lokeren · since 2025
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Haaltert · since 1986
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Oud-Heverlee · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ROYAL AERA EXCELSIOR DE BRUXELLES · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Brussel · since 1997
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HaRuMa · Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2022
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Trade name of Raes Advies en Service · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Zottegem · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Hasselt · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Torhout · since 2025
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Interior design · Stekene · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of RAES MARCEL - HOUTHANDEL EN ZAGERIJ · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Hooglede · since 1981
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Abbreviation of FULL-SERVICE RECLAME ADVIES EN MARKETING BUREAU · Advertising agencies · Kortenberg · since 1991
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Ksar-Hellal · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wommelgem · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Ledegem · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Herstal · since 2001
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Abbreviation of V4 Immo · Essen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of renier ARCHITECTURE, architects factory · Activities of building architects · Verviers · since 2002
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Renaissance Africaine · Oudergem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Racing Anderlecht · Anderlecht · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zottegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Relatieacademie vzw · Other social work without accommodation · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of RA projects · Other business support services · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Renoux Advisory · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2026
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Interior design · Oostende · since 2026
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since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Réflexologie Appliquée · Liège · since 1986