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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“AVH”

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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • AVH same name
    Name of an establishment of Ar. Vi. He · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Anderlecht · since 1992
  • Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2024
  • General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 1990
  • Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2018
  • AVH same name
    Design and construction of stages and sets · Lennik · since 2018
  • AVH same name
    Mouscron · since 2009
  • AVH same name
    Abbreviation of AARDAPPELEN VERHELST · Verwerking en conservering van aardappelen, exclusief productie van diepgevroren aardappelbereidingen · Houthulst · since 2026
  • AVH-id very similar
    Abbreviation of Alix Van Hoof Interior Design · Activities of interior architects · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2012
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • AVHR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
  • AVHV similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rebecq · since 2026
  • A.V. similar
    Abbreviation of Accueil et Vie · Algemeen welzijnswerk met huisvesting · Saint-Ghislain · since 1978
  • A.V. similar
    Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Chaudfontaine · since 1986
  • A.V. similar
    Abbreviation of ACOUSTIC and VIBRATION ENGINEERING · ARGELES-SUR-MER · since 1987
  • AV similar
    Abbreviation of Aikido Vlaanderen · Mechelen · since 1990
  • A.V. similar
    Abbreviation of ARTIST VALLEY · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2001
  • AV similar
    Abbreviation of AGRI-VER · Office administrative and support services · Wingene · since 2002
  • AV similar
    Abbreviation of Aromatisez-vous · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Binche · since 2014
  • Manufacture of outerwear · since 2018
  • AV similar
    Abbreviation of Added Value · Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • AV similar
    Abbreviation of Avoriks · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · since 2021
  • A. V similar
    Abbreviation of Artistiquement Vôtre · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mouscron · since 2021
  • AV similar
    Abbreviation of Acus Vacuum · Performing arts by independent artists · Tournai · since 2023
  • AV similar
    Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Opwijk · since 2004
  • A-V similar
    Abbreviation of ALPHA VERTICALS · Huy · since 2005
  • A.V. similar
    Abbreviation of AV LEX · Activities of lawyers · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
  • AV similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Maasmechelen · since 2024
  • AV similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Bree · since 2024
  • AV similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Lokeren · since 2025

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