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.
“CEVE”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Cercle Europeen de Voyages d'Etudiants · Anderlecht · since 1962
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Diepenbeek · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
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Wholesale of timber · since 1991
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Pelt · since 1975
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Insurance agents and brokers · Stekene · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Ardooie · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Middelkerke · since 1990
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Abbreviation of CENTRUM TOT VOORBEREIDING VAN DE EXAMENCOMMISSIE VAN DE VLAAMSE GEMEENSCHAP · Roeselare · since 2001
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Lochristi · since 2019
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Other information service activities · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Culturele en Educatieve Vereniging · Other education · Leuven · since 2024
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Diest · since 1966
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Other tax advisory services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2015
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Abbreviation of La CEV-Liège · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Liège · since 2018
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Liège · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Lebbeke · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1971
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Plumbing work · Oudsbergen · since 2002
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Land surveying · since 2013
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Event catering · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of D-WINE C-EVENTS · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Flobecq · since 2019
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Demolition · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Herzele · since 2025
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Edegem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CEVO MARKET · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Westerlo · since 1976
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Site preparation · Donceel · since 1999
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Office administrative and support services · Oudergem · since 2000
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Marnach 9764 · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Rixensart · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Construction Egouttage Voirie Aménagement · Construction of roads and motorways · Sprimont · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Centrum voor Informatica · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bierbeek · since 2024
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Waregem · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Coopérative Entr'aide Vleurgatoise · Ukkel · since 1971