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.
“CIVAR”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Waregem · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostrozebeke · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Jongerencentrum Cidar · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Kortenberg · since 1967
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Durbuy · since 1991
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Weiswampach · since 2000
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Insulation installation · Anderlecht · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Centre Interdiocésain du Patrimoine et des Arts religieux · Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Namur · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Olen · since 2021
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Pig breeding farms · Ravels · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maldegem · since 2009
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General medical practice · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Centre de démantèlement, de valorisation et de réutilisation · Materials recovery from waste · Mons · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of KAYRA · Cafés and bars · Maasmechelen · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Mixed farming · Staden · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Compagnie Italienne de Vins et Produits Alimentaires de San Benedetto del Tronto · Mons · since 1964
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 2009
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Vorst · since 2012
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Event catering · Hoogstraten · since 2004
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Leuven · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Drogenbos · since 1968
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Mixed farming · Middelkerke · since 1997
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Ciney · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van groente- en fruitsappen · Habay · since 2010
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Computer programming · Namur · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Deracom · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1970
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lichtervelde · since 2017