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.
“VAN MAAS”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2015
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Trade name of General Management Automotive Benelux · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Turnhout · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Welkenraedt · since 1984
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Liège · since 1990
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Genk · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of MAYBELLE · Retail sale of other household articles · Gent · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Linter · since 2017
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Willebroek · since 2023
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Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Halle · since 1977
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Wholesale of machine tools · Deinze · since 1986
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Roeselare · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 1999
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Hooglede · since 2015
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Staden · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1946
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Office administrative and support services · Anzegem · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · Gent · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Van Maele, Sanitaire en Verwarmingsinstallaties · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Jabbeke · since 1968
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Other specialised construction activities · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Halle · since 1991