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.
“Rafco”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lokeren · since 2018
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Ranst · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Royal Ancient Ford Club Belgium · Kapellen · since 1972
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 2023
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ROYAL ANTWERP FOOTBALL CLUB · Football clubs · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Racing Antwerp Football · Antwerpen · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Rebel Air Force · Sint-Truiden · since 1992
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Koekelberg · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Rotary Aalst Foundation · Aalst · since 1997
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Other building finishing work · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Rebranding Africa Forum · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Brussel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of RISTORANTE ALESSIA FUSCHETTO · Full-service restaurants · Anderlues · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deerlijk · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Rêver aux Futurs · Beloeil · since 2020
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Abbreviation of R.a.F. Company · General construction of residential buildings · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
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Event catering · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2007
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Other business support services · Temse · since 1977
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Hasselt · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of HOTEP ADVISORY MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Lommel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of African Community · Turnhout · since 1997
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1996