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.
“BELVAPE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 2024
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Belgian Voice Artists · Elsene · since 2024
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Verhuur en lease van medisch en paramedisch materieel · Roeselare · since 2025
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Gent · since 1987
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Mixed farming · Wielsbeke · since 1993
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Arlon · since 1993
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Ath · since 2000
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De Panne · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Plarebel · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of PHILSTONE · Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1990
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Kortrijk · since 1998
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Liège · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · since 1977
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Beringen · since 2026
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Oslo · since 2018
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Pig breeding farms · Wingene · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1983
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Mechelen · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · Affligem · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Flémalle · since 2025
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Elsene · since 1997