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.
“VIRETAIL”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2013
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zonnebeke · since 1999
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bredene · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · Schelle · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Genk · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Remicourt · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Zuienkerke · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1988
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Zandhoven · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brecht · since 2025
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wommelgem · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of BC Plan · Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · Brugge · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Traiteur Hoevenen · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Stabroek · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2023
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Retail sale of footwear · Antwerpen · since 1971