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.
“VEWICO”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Other business support services · Mechelen · since 2009
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hulshout · since 1988
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Gistel · since 1989
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Ternat · since 1993
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1994
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Beerse · since 1994
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Anzegem · since 1995
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Manufacture of outerwear · Wingene · since 1995
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lokeren · since 2002
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Wingene · since 2017
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Pelt · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of DEWICO INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Haaltert · since 2010
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Aardenburg · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Duffel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Vosselaar · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2025
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Izegem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Pont-à-Celles · since 1990
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Brasschaat · since 1990
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Abbreviation of KATHOLIEK SECUNDAIR ONDERWIJS SINT-WILLIBRORD · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Pelt · since 1991
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Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2002
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Machining of metals · Kuurne · since 2018
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Land surveying · Balen · since 2024