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.
“RAEF”
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 programming · Mechelen · since 2014
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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
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Abbreviation of Réseau d'Aide et de Soins Spécialisés en Assuétudes de l'Est Francophone · Ambulante hulpverlening aan drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Verviers · since 2012
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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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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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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Essen · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2022
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since 2021