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.
“VBTC”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudsbergen · since 2024
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperaties · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Leuven · since 1964
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Logistics services · Haacht · since 1998
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Abbreviation of VIEW BUSINESS TRADING · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Beyne-Heusay · since 2014
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of vereniging van Belgische Tuinaannemers · Grez-Doiceau · since 1945
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Botanische Tuinen en Arboreta · Meise · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VZW VERENIGING BETERE TUINAANLEGGERS VAN LIMBURG · Beringen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Van boer tot bord · Gent · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Verhasselt Business and Technology Services · Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2007
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Abbreviation of VB TAX & FINANCE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ath · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2026