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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.

“AVWH”

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

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • AVWH same name
    Joinery installation · Ieper · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • AVW similar
    Abbreviation of Apothekersvereniging voor Waasland · Sint-Niklaas · since 1937
  • A.V.W. similar
    Insulation installation · Keerbergen · since 1995
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
  • AVW similar
    Office administrative and support services · Roeselare · since 2011
  • AVW similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES VIGNERONS DE WALLONIE · Other business support services · Gembloux · since 2012
  • avww similar
    Abbreviation of aircooled vw wheelers · Meerhout · since 2014
  • AVWM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2022
  • AVW similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · since 2013

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