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.
“RAWA”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nivelles · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 1987
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Overijse · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Roelandts at work · Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Ruimte voor Artistiek Werk · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2015
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Abbreviation of RAW PICTURES · Production of cinema films · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2018
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2022
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Koekelberg · since 2026
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Londerzeel · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of i-Rewrite · Translation services · Elsene · since 2005
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Brasschaat · since 2026
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Dental practice · Zuienkerke · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Ittre · since 1995
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2016
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Paris · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Durbuy · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Hasselt · since 2025
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since 2025
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since 2000