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.
“VACL”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Sambreville · since 2018
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vente-Achat-Coopération-Verkoop-Ankoop-Coöperatie · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Zaventem · since 1972
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Wingene · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Agrarisch Centrum · Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke · since 1985
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Abbreviation of VOLCKE AEROSOL BELGIUM · Vervaardiging van industriële gassen · Kuurne · since 1985
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Abbreviation of koninklijke vilvoorde atletiek club · Cafés and bars · Steenokkerzeel · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of VALUE ADDED CONSULTANCY · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Utrecht · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Veterinair Adviescentrum · Koekelare · since 1992
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Abbreviation of VERENIGDE AZIATISCHE COMPAGNIE · Other technical testing and analysis · Overijse · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Wingene · since 2017
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Abbreviation of VEREENIGDE ANTWERPSE COMPAGNIE · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of VAC Arthouse Cinema Vlaanderen · Gent · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Lier · since 1961
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Brugge · since 1986
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Abbreviation of VRIENDENKRING VAN DE AMBULANCE CENTRA VOOR SPOEDGEVALLEN · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1986
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Schaarbeek · since 1988
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Trade name of Bakkavor Belgium B.V. · Amstelveen · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Arendonk · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Oostende · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Auto-Cross Vereniging · Football clubs · Rumst · since 1998
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2001
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Abbreviation of AMICALE DES CONCESSIONNAIRES CHRYSLER JEEP DE BELGUQUE ET DU GRAND-DUCHE DU LUXEMBOURG - VRIENDENKRING VAN CONCESSIEHOUDERS CHRYSLER JEEP VAN BELGIE EN GROOTHER · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2001
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bornem · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herent · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Herzele · since 2013
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Site preparation · since 2016
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Other specialised design activities · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Chastre · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of MULTIPOINT · Advertising agencies · Duffel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vrije AtletiekClub Hasselt · Hasselt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Autocrossbond · Activities of other sports clubs · Haaltert · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Asse · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Seraing · since 2026
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE ASSOCIATIE VOOR COACHES · Aartselaar · since 2011