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.
“GOVACO”
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
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lichtervelde · since 1983
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Moorslede · since 2015
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Bree · since 1987
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Zwevegem · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2019
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Other business support services · Wevelgem · since 2020
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Keerbergen · since 1977
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zandhoven · since 1986
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Hasselt · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tienen · since 1987
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Other tax advisory services · Wommelgem · since 1989
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Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Orp-Jauche · since 1990
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Wetteren · since 1992
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Eeklo · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of DHARMA · Business and other management consultancy · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · since 1991
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Wingene · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pelt · since 2021
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Production of cinema films · Elsene · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Jo Vanleeuw Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Haaltert · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Putte · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2012
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leopoldsburg · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Genk · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Zulte · since 2026
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Joinery installation · since 2000
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Geel · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2006
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GOVAERTS · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Malle · since 1981
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zoutleeuw · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BOUWWERKEN GOVA · Bricklaying and masonry work · Herentals · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Wichelen · since 1990
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Insulation installation · Roosdaal · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 1993
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Pig breeding farms · Sint-Niklaas · since 1994
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Plumbing work · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2013
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Wholesale of live animals · Veurne · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortenaken · since 2023
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since 1982
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Kuurne · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1993