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.
“VEM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vakantie en Muziek · Cultural education · Gent · since 1990
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Izegem · since 2008
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1986
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Tempo Overijse · Cafés and bars · Overijse · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Velu Masure · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Groep Michiels Middelenvennootschap · Berlaar · since 1981
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Sint-Truiden · since 1985
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Abbreviation of VERSMARKT HOEVENEN · Wijnegem · since 1986
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1987
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Kampenhout · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · Stabroek · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Voor elkaar met elkaar · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Wetteren · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Mortsel · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Abbreviation of VROOME EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · since 1970
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Dental practice · Kruisem · since 2003
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Elsene · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of NIELCO · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wervik · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Asse · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Bree · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Genk · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1986
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Market research and public opinion polling · Nivelles · since 1989
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dendermonde · since 1998
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Brussel · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vereniging academies beeld & media · Hasselt · since 2014
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2015
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Other financial services · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Merchtem · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Herentals · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Dentergem · since 2021
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Zoersel · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2025
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Oosterzele · since 2025
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Computer programming · Zoutleeuw · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of VMB · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Dentergem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of VE MONTAGE EN INSTALLATIE · Joinery installation · Brasschaat · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2025
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Mechelen · since 1965
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Vorst · since 1955
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Turnhout · since 1978
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Mettet · since 1989