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.
“BAVU”
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.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2011
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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 · Storten of permanent opslaan · 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
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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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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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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Abbreviation of Buro voor advies en organisatie · Antwerpen · since 1990