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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.

“VABEL”

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.

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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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • VABEL same name
    Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 1989
  • VABELE very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ingelmunster · since 1999
  • VABELD very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Roeselare · since 2019
  • VABEL II very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Zutendaal · since 1992
  • VaBec very similar
    Abbreviation of Vanhoudt & Beckers · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tessenderlo · since 2012
  • VABEN very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Menen · since 2005
  • VABEN very similar
    General electrical installation work · Brecht · since 2008
  • VANBEL very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2001
  • Vaubel very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1960
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • VABE similar
    Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Zottegem · since 2015
  • VABE similar
    Activities of holding companies · Middelkerke · since 2011
  • VABELPA similar
    Asse · since 1986
  • VABELMA similar
    Brugge · since 1986
  • VIVABEL similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1986
  • VABELOR similar
    Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Aalter · since 2003
  • VABELCO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2006
  • VABELDA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2007
  • VABELDI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2007
  • VABELDO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2007
  • VABEKO similar
    Andere afvalverwijdering · Staden · since 1986
  • VABECO similar
    Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 1997
  • Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1988
  • VABENE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2009
  • VABENO similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Wevelgem · since 2020
  • VABEMA similar
    Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • VABECA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kasterlee · since 2012
  • Va Bene similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zoersel · since 2003
  • VABEPA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2008
  • Va Bene similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2024
  • VaBeGo similar
    Site preparation · Oudsbergen · since 2024
  • Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2026
  • V.A.B. similar
    Abbreviation of VERENIGING ASBESTVERWIJDERENDE BEDRIJVEN · Antwerpen · since 1988
  • VAB similar
    Service activities incidental to land transportation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
  • VAB similar
    Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
  • Retail sale of lighting equipment · since 1994
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2007
  • General electrical installation work · since 2023
  • Covabel similar
    Lier · since 1968
  • Govabel similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostkamp · since 1966
  • Verwerking en conservering van vlees van gevogelte · Waregem · since 1964
  • VAGUBEL similar
    Hoogstraten · since 1973
  • Vinabel similar
    Abbreviation of Belgische Vereniging voor Samenwerking met Viëtnam · Mortsel · since 1987
  • VIMABEL similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · Arlon · since 2016
  • JOVABEL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2023
  • VACOBEL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zoersel · since 2009
  • VORABEL similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2006
  • Vitabel similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Eeklo · since 2025

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