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.
“MAVE”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1990
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Retail sale of antiques · Ukkel · since 1991
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Brecht · since 1996
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Roeselare · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorselaar · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Keerbergen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of 't Bufèt · Vermogensbeheer · Maaseik · since 2017
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Roeselare · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Schilde · since 1984
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Rotselaar · since 1990
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Abbreviation of CARROSSERIE MECANIQUE M.A.V. · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Evere · since 1990
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wervik · since 1991
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · Oostkamp · since 1999
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Activities of building architects · Wetteren · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Geel · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Buggenhout · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Management Karel Verhaeghe · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lierde · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Maison des Associations et du Volontariat de la Province de Luxembourg · Other social work without accommodation · Bastogne · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Meerhoutse Atletiekvereniging · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Meerhout · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Meilleur Acheteur Voiture · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Retie · since 2022
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Abbreviation of MACHA ALLAH VIANDES · Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Operation of sports facilities · Ledegem · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2007
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2024
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2024
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Screed work · Wemmel · since 2025
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Visual arts creation · Tienen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Other information technology and computer services · Stabroek · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Zoersel · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Waregem · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2011
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2004
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Ciney · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Roeselare · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · Orp-Jauche · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CENTRAVINS · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Charleroi · since 1983