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.
“PROVAN”
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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ninove · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · Poperinge · since 1997
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Genk · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Oostende · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Poperinge · since 2020
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Retail sale of bicycles · Brugge · since 2006
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Plastering work · Zonnebeke · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · De Haan · since 2024
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Trade name of DRS-Automotive · Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Oostkamp · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Pelt · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of PROVA - CO · Removal services · Sint-Truiden · since 1994
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Montreuil · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Harelbeke · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Zoersel · since 2011
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Market research and public opinion polling · Kapellen · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Brecht · since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zoersel · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Maaseik · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Vakpro · Activities of holding companies · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Other technical testing and analysis · Keerbergen · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Torhout · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Tielt · since 1974
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Name of an establishment · Joinery installation · Middelkerke · since 1997
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · since 1967
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Brussel · since 1976
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Provinciale Vakraad Limburg · Hasselt · since 1949
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Diest · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1991
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Vermogensbeheer · Rijkevorsel · since 2017
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Sint-Truiden · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 1992
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Raising of horses and other equines · Zoutleeuw · since 1994
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Izegem · since 2014
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Leuven · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · Oud-Turnhout · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Lievegem · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beersel · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2026
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Zulte · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Pro-Openbaar Vervoer · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Development of residential building projects · since 1978
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Vosselaar · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2009
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since 2021