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.
“AVA”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of AVA - PAPIERWAREN · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Temse · since 1956
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gavere · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ATELIER ARTS - VILLES - ARCHITECTURES · Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 1993
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1990
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Insurance agents and brokers · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Other postal and courier activities · Jette · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Arnaud Vanitterbeek Avocat · Activities of lawyers · Waterloo · since 2019
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Activities of interior architects · since 2021
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Retail sale of bicycles · since 2002
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Halle · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Algemeen Verzekeringsagentschap · Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Vennootschap voor Aanplakkingen · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Zonhoven · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of AVAVA Consulting · Activities of head offices · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Event catering · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AVA COMMERCE · Cafés and bars · Oudergem · since 2009
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waterloo · since 2023
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Aide Verviéoise aux Alcooliques et Toxicomanes · Verviers · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Association de Véhicules anciens de Charleroi · Advertising agencies · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1976
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Ronse · since 1984
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Oostende · since 1991
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Rodange 4830 · since 1993
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Liège · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2016
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Dental practice · Ukkel · since 2017
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Brussel · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Haaltert · since 2017
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Abbreviation of AVAP Studio · Activities of building architects · Overijse · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Avau Jonathan · Plumbing work · Dentergem · since 2025
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Gerpinnes · since 2024
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1972
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Manufacture of other wood products · Izegem · since 1975
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Kortessem · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Association du Val d'Ambleve Lienne et Affluents · Stoumont · since 1991
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van artikelen van draad en van kettingen en veren · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1994
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As · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of AVACO BOUWMACHINES · Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2003
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brugge · since 2015
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Abbreviation of AV as a Service · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Evergem · since 2015
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Evergem · since 2016
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Computer programming · Waterloo · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Plastering work · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association des Commerçants et des Artisans de la Ville d'Aubange · Other membership organisations · Aubange · since 2023
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Other education · Hasselt · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Pont-à-Celles · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Beersel · since 2011
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Aalst · since 2005
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Assesse · since 2005
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Beringen · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmiddelen van licht metaal · Bornem · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lokeren · since 2024
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Anderlecht · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Translation services · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Maatschappij voor Aankoop, Verkoop, Aanleg en Lotissering van Onroerende Goederen · Antwerpen · since 1966