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.
“VELS”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 1998
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging der Eigenaars van de Linker Scheldeoever · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1972
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Development of non-residential building projects · Lokeren · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bonheiden · since 1985
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Stabroek · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aarschot · since 2016
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Other education · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Ieper · since 1979
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Leuven · since 1994
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Real estate agency activities · Gooik · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Tremelo · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Tielt · since 2019
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of In Het Vagevuur · Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Jette · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of VEMATECH · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Merksplas · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Van Een Leien Dakje · Gent · since 2009
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Abbreviation of VIE ET EDUCATION PAR LE YOGA · Sports and recreation education · Soignies · since 2010
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Site preparation · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2007
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Specialist medical practice · Waterloo · since 2023
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Other education · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anderlecht · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Ekologische Leef en Teeltwijze · Knokke-Heist · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Eerstelijnsoveleg · Leuven · since 1995