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.
“VARIA”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Izegem · since 1976
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Other business support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Rixensart · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Meise · since 2022
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Middelburg · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Emprêsa de Viaçaô Aéra Rio Grandense Varig · Porte Alegre · since 1966
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Other construction installation · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Eupen · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Grobbendonk · since 2024
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Leuven · since 1971
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Support activities for crop production · Grez-Doiceau · since 2017
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Antoing · since 1993
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Computer programming · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lochristi · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Lint · since 2024
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of All Round · Advertising agencies · Stabroek · since 2019
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2025
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Zwalm · since 2019
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 1969
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Computer programming · since 2008
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Ganshoren · since 2006
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Buggenhout · since 1980
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Zele · since 1996
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Geel · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wuustwezel · since 2000
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Day nurseries and crèches · Aalter · since 2017
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Computer programming · Waregem · since 2009
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Activities of head offices · Roosdaal · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Assenede · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE AUDIOVISUELE REGIE · Advertising agencies · Zaventem · since 1990
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Abbreviation of GROUPE VICTOAR · Other tax advisory services · Chaudfontaine · since 2002
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Oostende · since 1990
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Visual arts creation · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Other membership organisations · Gent · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Medeëigenaars gebouw @Variété@ te Lokeren, Zand 10. · Lokeren · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Valéria Catering · Event catering · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Variabox Sustainable Food Packaging Solutions · Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · since 2023