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.
“VEMA”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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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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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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Nursing and midwifery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boortmeerbeek · since 2023
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Nivelles · since 1989
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Brussel · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2014
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Merchtem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Dentergem · since 2021
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Other postal and courier activities · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of VMB · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Dentergem · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Zedelgem · since 1973
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Holsbeek · since 1983
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Brussel · since 1985
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Vakantie en Muziek · Cultural education · Gent · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Machining of metals · Estaimpuis · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Lennik · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · De Haan · since 2015
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Wuustwezel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Deinze · since 2022
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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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Activities of head offices · Lille · since 2009
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Insulation installation · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2008
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Mechelen · since 2025
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Riemst · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2026
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Herentals · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2002
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2013
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Freight transport by road · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2013
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ichtegem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2022
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Kortrijk · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1986