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.
“VAVIN”
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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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Mechelen · since 2022
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Other postal and courier activities · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Binche · since 1996
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Pittem · since 2026
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Dilbeek · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 1991
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Other building finishing work · Wielsbeke · since 1997
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Schilde · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of UITGEVERIJ VAN IN · Book publishing · Wommelgem · since 1999
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Abbreviation of CLUB DES AMIS DU VIN · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of HELIN COMPANY · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Vorst · since 2014
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Edegem · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Navigation Insurance · Malle · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Brecht · since 2023
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Event catering · Vorst · since 2012
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Eeklo · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Meise · since 2010
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Wevelgem · since 2017
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vandyck Assurances Verzekeringen Insurance · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Architektenvereniging · Antwerpen · since 1950
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS ARTSENVERBOND · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Aikido Vereniging · Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Evergem · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Amateur Vliegtuigbouwers · Malle · since 1984
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Wetteren · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VILVOORDSE AQUARIUMVRIENDEN · Vilvoorde · since 1992
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Abbreviation of VIDI AUDI VICI · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vertavie · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brugge · since 2023
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Zedelgem · since 2009
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Ath · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Le Sang du Dragon · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Mons · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beerse · since 2022
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Sint-Niklaas · since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Vlaams-Arabische Vereniging · Gent · since 1981