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.
“VAPAMA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Waterloo · since 2025
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Waterloo · since 1988
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Wetteren · since 1989
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Kasterlee · since 1992
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Other business support services · Dentergem · since 1992
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Veterinary services · Stabroek · since 2018
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Zwevegem · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Oudergem · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lubbeek · since 2012
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 1975
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · De Panne · since 1990
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Damme · since 1994
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Ukkel · since 1997
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Retail sale of household furniture · Oudenaarde · since 1997
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General cleaning of buildings · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Deerlijk · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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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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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1981
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schoten · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Oostende · since 2008
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Pama Industries · Beringen · since 2026
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Brugge · since 1983
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Namur · since 1991