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.
“VARATEX”
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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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Zwevegem · since 1983
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Diest · since 1988
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2014
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Lendelede · since 2009
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Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2004
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Dendermonde · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waregem · since 2025
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Finishing of textiles · Retie · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Wevelgem · since 1982
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Kampenhout · since 1988
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of VALEMONT RALLYE CLUB · Nivelles · since 1986
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Zandhoven · since 2010
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2024