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.
“RAP”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Recherche-Action sur la Psychiatrie et les Alternatives/L'autre lieu · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of LEXIAGO · Coating of metals · Nivelles · since 1985
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Hasselt · since 1989
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Oudergem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Race Activiteiten en Promoties · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Rent-a-Priest - Emmaüs · Wingene · since 2001
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Abbreviation of REGULATORY ASSISTANCE PROJECT · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 2014
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Zulte · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1996
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Other building finishing work · since 1998
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING VAN HET PROFESSIONELE AANGEPASTE VERVOER VAN SOCIALE ECONOMIE · Brussel · since 2012
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Diest · since 1972
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Kulmbach · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Royale Amicale des Pêcheurs de Forriéres · Nassogne · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Société des Professionnels des Affaires réglementaires - Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society · Brussel · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Fleurus · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of RAAP BELGIË · Other research and development on natural sciences · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Boortmeerbeek · since 2020
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Lanaken · since 2008
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Other cleaning activities · Fleurus · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Jodoigne · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of RC Raap · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Wanze · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of MEYBO · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Oostende · since 1986
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Event catering · Wijnegem · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of RAPID AFFICHAGE · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2024
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · 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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De Haan · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Réflexologie Appliquée · Liège · since 1986