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.
“STARCO”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Kruisem · since 1957
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Kinshasa · since 1994
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Farciennes · since 1996
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Computer programming · Merchtem · since 1997
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Computer programming · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of STARC Studio d’Architecture · Activities of building architects · Gembloux · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Statistical Theory, Analytics, Robustness Consulting · Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Herve · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Elsene · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2005
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Vaduz · since 1977
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Elsene · since 1993
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 1990
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Other business support services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2007
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Removal services · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2022
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Wommelgem · since 1982
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Herzele · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Sorghvliedt Aartselaar Samenwerking · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of ABCD · Vertoning van films · Gent · since 1993
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of WP HOTELS EN EVENTS · Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Brugge · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Security, Talent development And Resilience · Landen · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nivelles · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Middelkerke · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2003
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of GABI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Grobbendonk · since 2006
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2024
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Flémalle · since 1968
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2014
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Demolition · Oudergem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1962
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Support activities for crop production · Kortemark · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Retie · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of YCTAS · Cafés and bars · Maasmechelen · since 2011
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Grobbendonk · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Ukkel · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of KANDIRALI 2 · Cafés and bars · since 2022