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.
“BAVENCO”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Niklaas · since 1989
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1990
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2014
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Groothandel in machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1957
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Mechelen · since 1969
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Brecht · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of VRS INVEST A.O. · Joinery installation · Peer · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 1990
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General construction of residential buildings · Overijse · since 2015
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Office administrative and support services · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2017
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Machining of metals · Leopoldsburg · since 2008
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Arendonk · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2016
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Waterloo · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2009
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Market research and public opinion polling · Oudergem · since 1987
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General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1988
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1989
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Logistics services · Bornem · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 1993
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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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of HEB · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · Herselt · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Hove · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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Veterinary services · Rixensart · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2018
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Zonhoven · since 1998