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.
“EMVA”
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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Site preparation · Gent · since 2007
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Kinrooi · since 2023
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lille · since 1991
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Roeselare · since 1976
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Abbreviation of ELECTRO MECANIQUE VERHULST · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Herve · since 1989
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Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Niklaas · since 1993
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Other sports activities · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ELECTIC MOBILITY VEHICLES · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ciney · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Meise · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beernem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Representants et Publicitaires Diplomes · Elsene · since 1945
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Espace Mouvement Voix Verbe Belgique · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Other business support services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of EUROPEAN MEDICINES VERIFICATION ORGANISATION A.S.B.L. · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brussel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Lille · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Enghien · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bree · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Essen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ENSEMBLE POUR MIEUX VIVRE AU TOGO · Châtelet · since 2012
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General electrical installation work · Seneffe · since 2004
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Wavre · since 2007
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Eglise Message de Vie Réhoboth · La Louvière · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Mixed farming · Zuienkerke · since 2006
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Other postal and courier activities · Mortsel · since 2014
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Bertem · since 1989