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.
“VAPA”
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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Retail sale of household furniture · Oudenaarde · since 1997
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Deerlijk · since 2005
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Waterdichtingswerken van muren · Brussel · since 2019
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring van het Administratief Personeel van de Regie voor Maritiem Transport · Oostende · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Vrije Arbeiders Partij · Lubbeek · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Hermalle-sous-Huy, Village des Arts du Patrimoine · Engis · since 1994
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van het Arabisch paard · Balen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Acceleratie Platform · Other business support services · Gent · since 2013
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2016
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2023
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Other business support services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belgische Keurslagers · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1983
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Bonheiden · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of VAN PEE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES · Computer programming · Leuven · since 2000
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Awans · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of LIMAX · Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2007