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.
“Lava”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of LIGA AMATEURVOETBAL ANTWERPEN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wommelgem · since 1970
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte stoffen · Wielsbeke · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 1986
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Brugge · since 1991
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Abbreviation of LOGISTIEKE EN ADMINISTRATIEVE VEILINGSASSOCIATIE · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Leuven · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Waregem · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Torhout · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Lees- en Adviesgroep Volwassenen met Autisme · Cultural education · Gent · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Ternat · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Menen · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Domus Vastgoed · Development of residential building projects · Beringen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Limburgse Activiteiten Voor Alleenstaanden · Hasselt · since 2004
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2013
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Plastering work · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Roosdaal · since 2007
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of OZMET GROEP · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of LAVA Partners · Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waregem · since 2007
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Avelgem · since 1980
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Cafés and bars · La Louvière · since 1989
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Insurance agents and brokers · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1999
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Rijkevorsel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Landmeters- en Vastgoedkantoor Scherpereel · Real estate agency activities · Boortmeerbeek · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Turnhout · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zedelgem · since 2003
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Mont-de-l'Enclus · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Rumst · since 1991
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Materials recovery from waste · Mouscron · since 1995
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kapellen · since 2015
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Kontich · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2018
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Name of was'land · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Nijlen · since 2021
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Other specialised design activities · since 2023
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of YVOIRE · Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2006
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Physiotherapy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of L'Arbre Violet · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van hydraulische en pneumatische apparatuur · Turnhout · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Laarne · since 2026
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · since 2016