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.
“BAV”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Brusselse Atletiekvereniging · Elsene · since 1979
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Abbreviation of BRAUNUNGSANLAGEN VERMIETUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT · Essen · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Belgische Asbestverwijdering · Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Herentals · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Munteanu · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Soumagne · since 2026
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging van Autobus- en Autocarondernemers van Vlaanderen · Other business support services · Roeselare · since 1953
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Other tax advisory services · Dendermonde · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Beheers- en belangenvennootschap voor Audiovisuele Producten - B.A.V.P. Cable · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Anderlecht · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Lievegem · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of BUREAU D'ASSURANCES VINCENT DELPLANQUE · Insurance agents and brokers · Estinnes · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · Houthulst · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Namur · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mouscron · since 2006
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · De Haan · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of BROUWERIJ DE BRABANDERE · Manufacture of beer · Harelbeke · since 1991
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1991
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Retail sale of footwear · Geel · since 1991
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oudergem · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of HEB · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2015
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Land surveying · Tielt · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Attert · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Hove · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2023
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Basket Academy Villers-la-Ville · Villers-la-Ville · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Rixensart · since 2025
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2003
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Name of an establishment · Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BON APPETIT VZW · Kalmthout · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Buro voor advies en organisatie · Antwerpen · since 1990