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.
“AVANKO”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Jabbeke · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Kampenhout · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Wevelgem · since 1984
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1995
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As · since 1999
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Stabroek · since 2005
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Vosselaar · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2014
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Onderwijs voor sociale promotie · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2008
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Office administrative and support services · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Other legal services · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2026
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oostende · since 1991
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Lille · since 1992
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Houthulst · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Vosselaar · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Maaseik · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Mol · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Lommel · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2026
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Evergem · since 2015
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Evergem · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · Temse · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2010
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Aalst · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmiddelen van licht metaal · Bornem · since 2006
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Dental practice · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Etterbeek · since 1991
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Real estate agency activities · Waterloo · since 2000
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General cleaning of buildings · Brugge · since 2003
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of BEBY · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1973
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Gavere · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Eupen · since 2018
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since 1991
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Heusden-Zolder · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AVANTI AALTER Damesvolleybalclub · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Aalter · since 2012
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 1989
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Herk-de-Stad · since 2003
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Vocational training · Charleroi · since 2003
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2007
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General medical practice · Bertem · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of AVance · Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2025
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Rijkevorsel · since 1928
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Turnhout · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of D Jo Shoes · Retail sale of footwear · Mons · since 2014