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.
“BUVA”
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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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Truiden · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Wijnegem · since 2007
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Lokeren · since 2015
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Sint-Truiden · since 1993
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Roermond · since 1987
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Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2015
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Essen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgische Uitvoervereniging · Elsene · since 1955
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Genk · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Menen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Belgische Unie van Verenigingen van Zelfstandige Handelsagenten, van Zelfstandige Bank- en Verzekeringsagenten, Concessiehouders en Makelaars · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1992
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Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 2001
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2013
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Comines-Warneton · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waasmunster · since 2013
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Office administrative and support services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1998