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.
“VATEX”
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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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Wevelgem · since 1982
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Thimister-Clermont · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hooglede · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1979
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Peer · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grenoble · since 2025
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Sint-Laureins · since 1983
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1993
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Logging · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Kruisem · since 2005
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Quévy · since 2015
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Zwevegem · since 1983
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Lendelede · since 2009
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Finishing of textiles · Retie · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 1986
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1996
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1973
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VITESS'KE - GROUPE A.T. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brussel · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Voerens Amateur Toneel · Voeren · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Van Autrève - Tack · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zulte · since 2020
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Abbreviation of VRIJZINNIG ANTWERPS TREFPUNT · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of THE VITUS ASSOCIATION TOGO · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Other business support services · Elsene · since 2025
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Weven van textiel · Deinze · since 1975
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Jodoigne · since 1984
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Diest · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 1989
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Aalst · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Anzegem · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Zaventem · since 1999
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Ingelmunster · since 2001
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Activities of lawyers · Zwevegem · since 2021
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2022
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Weven van textiel · Wielsbeke · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2016
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Aarschot · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of NATURA MEAT · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2020
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Deerlijk · since 1985