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.
“BAVA”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mouscron · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Meise · since 2008
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · De Haan · since 1989
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Land surveying · Tielt · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Attert · since 2021
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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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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 Beheers- en Advieskantoor Van Vaerenbergh en Co · Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 1986
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General construction of residential buildings · Rijkevorsel · since 1996
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Turnhout · since 2000
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Raising of dairy cattle · Kasterlee · since 2001
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Other construction installation · Zoersel · since 2015
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Ranst · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2017
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Activities of other sports clubs · Brugge · since 2021
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Productie van televisiefilms · Vorst · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Peer · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Belgische Asbestverwijdering · Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Herentals · since 2008
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Joinery installation · Duffel · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Bavart Art House Gent · Gent · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Munteanu · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2007
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Combined facilities support activities · Brasschaat · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bertrix · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Leopoldsburg · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bertem · since 2025
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Other sports activities · Brecht · since 2025
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Soumagne · since 2026
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Pig breeding farms · Aalter · since 2003
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Bouwadvies Van de Velde · Activities of building architects · Lille · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Zulte · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Aarschot · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of BEVAFIN · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of HENRI BAEKE & FREDERIK VANDENBRIELE - GEASSOCIEERDE NOTARISSEN · Activities of notaries · Oostende · since 2004
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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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Activities of building architects · Houthulst · since 2022
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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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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Buro voor advies en organisatie · Antwerpen · since 1990