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.
“VALERO”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Ninove · since 1986
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Other business support services · Sombreffe · since 1996
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Gent · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2016
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Other building finishing work · Kontich · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of JRJN · Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Chaudfontaine · since 2021
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Amel · since 1987
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Destelbergen · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Kontich · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Compass Group Belgium · Contract catering and other food service activities · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1971
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Wetteren · since 1991
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Lokeren · since 1993
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Abbreviation of VALEO Management · Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Arne Schonkeren · Physiotherapy · Oostende · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2023
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Schelle · since 2003
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · since 1979
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1988
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Other retail sale of food · since 1984
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2015
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Funeral services · Hannut · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Hasselt · since 2020
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brecht · since 2023
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Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2024
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Other cleaning activities · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Anderlecht · since 1990
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Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Mons · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Elsene · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Mol · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of VALEM STUDIO · Computer programming · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of VLT Group · Joinery installation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Herzele · since 2025
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Mixed farming · Florennes · since 2026
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2018