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.
“VEFIN”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Merchtem · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Linter · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Malle · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 1979
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1991
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Brasschaat · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2014
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2018
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Abbreviation of VAN MARCKE FINANCE · Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VOLKSWAGEN D'IETEREN FINANCE · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Elsene · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Antwerpen · since 2016
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Beerse · since 2022
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Schilde · since 1986
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1987
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Turnhout · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Vosselaar · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VIROINVAL ESPOIR ET FRATERNITE · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Viroinval · since 1968
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Blégny · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Volley Elouges - Frameries · Mons · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Comines-Warneton · since 1988
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sambreville · since 1989
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Other business support services · Deinze · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Leuven · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waterloo · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2012
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Activities of company auditors · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Torhout · since 2000
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INCLUSION NETWORK · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2010