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.
“VETIM”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Investigation and private security services · Tielt-Winge · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van andere keramische producten · since 2022
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Veterinary services · Wanze · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Waregem · since 1994
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Specialist medical practice · Keerbergen · since 2006
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Activities of notaries · Sint-Niklaas · since 2000
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Translation services · since 2008
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Antwerpen · since 1969
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Pajottegem · since 1981
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Winning van grind · Attert · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Retail Immo Menen · Real estate agency activities · Nieuwpoort · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Willebroek · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN TIMBER · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Waregem · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Drogenbos · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1995
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Helmond · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lokeren · since 2008
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Etterbeek · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2015
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Veterinary services · Tremelo · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2017
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Kasterlee · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Ranst · since 2021
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Lasne · since 2008
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Lummen · since 2011
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Veterinary services · Juprelle · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Entreprise de Travaux industriels et maritimes · La Ciotat · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Eriba-Touringrijders · Gent · since 1996
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Liège · since 1975
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1986