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.
“SAWA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Steveny Automobiles · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Namur · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Bana Ba Sawa · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Other membership organisations · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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since 2022
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Société aquariophile wallonne · Floreffe · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of G-Seven · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lier · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2019
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Zulte · since 2019
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Abbreviation of SELVAGEM.WOODS · Gent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Samen Altijd Warmer · Leuven · since 2020
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Dental practice · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SCHERMACADEMIE JERZY WEZOWSKI VZW · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of SWA · Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nassogne · since 2006
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Lievegem · since 2007
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Bonheiden · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Sisters Art Watch · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of NVAN GROUP · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Mons · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of KTVA · Joinery installation · Beringen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of SAMEN WILLEN · Koksijde · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Genk · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2001
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since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · Diksmuide · since 2007
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES SANS ABRIS WEST-AFRICA · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Holsbeek · since 2011
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Incourt · since 2013
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Saint-Nicolas · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Société Anonyme de Waerschoot · Lievegem · since 1957
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Name of an establishment of BROOKWOODS FASHION · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Kontich · since 1999
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Kortemark · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of LAMANDA · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Geraardsbergen · since 2014