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.
“VADEP”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2002
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Retail sale of games and toys · Halle · since 1986
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Haaltert · since 1991
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Zandhoven · since 1999
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Elsene · since 2002
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Olen · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Roeselare · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Roeselare · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Eeklo · since 2005
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Dessel · since 2014
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tournai · since 2011
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Menen · since 2021
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aartselaar · since 1968
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Westerlo · since 1975
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ganshoren · since 1983
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Raising of horses and other equines · Balen · since 1984
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General cleaning of buildings · Leuven · since 1985
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1990
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Investigation and private security services · Geel · since 1993
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Market research and public opinion polling · Knokke-Heist · since 1994
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Beerse · since 1999
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Maarkedal · since 1999
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Halle · since 2000
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Freight transport by road · Lede · since 2001
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Other education · since 2013
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Computer programming · Zandhoven · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Laarne · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Zoersel · since 2018
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Schilde · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vanhaecke, Devriendt & Rosseel · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jabbeke · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wingene · since 2019
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2019
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Other financial services · Moorslede · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 2021
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As · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grobbendonk · since 2010
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General medical practice · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2012
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Other business support services · Kapellen · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Gingelom · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2007
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Aartselaar · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Geel · since 2024
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Roeselare · since 2025
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1975
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Beersel · since 1993
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Evergem · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Herentals · since 2010