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.
“Benava”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Finishing of textiles · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1986
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Vleteren · since 1985
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Vosselaar · since 2003
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Nursing and midwifery · Genk · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2024
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Olen · since 2007
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2024
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Zonhoven · since 2025
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Ukkel · since 1995
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Forging of metal · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mouscron · since 1999
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Retail sale of footwear · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Zoutleeuw · since 2006
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Activities of building architects · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 1990
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since 2020