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.
“VIS BV”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2009
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Abbreviation of VIS-Vicky-Independent Society · Office administrative and support services · Huy · since 2021
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Mol · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Mechelen · since 2011
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OOSTERBEEK · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of THE R'S · Freight transport by road · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 2008
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Oud-Turnhout · since 2016
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since 2026
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Name of an establishment of LUC VIS · Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2001
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Modern Toerisme · Scheduled passenger transport by road · Dilbeek · since 1966
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Name of an establishment of Compagnie des Autobus liégeois · Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sprimont · since 1922
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Abbreviation of Vrij Instituut voor Secundair Onderwijs Gent · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Gent · since 1984
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Brussel · since 1990
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Leuven · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Viatris International Supply Point · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Hoeilaart · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of HOORCENTRUM AERTS · Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Geel · since 2003
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Blankenberge · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of CAISSE REGIONALE DE PAIEMENT D'ALLOCATIONS DE CHOMAGE FGT LIEGE HUY WAREMME · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Liège · since 1995
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Computer programming · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1968
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Oostende · since 1983
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Wevelgem · since 1986
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Advertising agencies · Gerpinnes · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Roeselare · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Diest · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Brussel · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of LE PANEM · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Ath · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vorming van Individueel Sportief Talent · Beernem · since 2014
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Insurance agents and brokers · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Finishing of textiles · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Activities of other sports clubs · Grimbergen · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Durbuy · since 2018
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Oostende · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Ukkel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2009
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of VISIE VAN COPPENOLLE-VANDENBUSSCHE · Buying and selling of own real estate · De Panne · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Mettet · since 2009
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Land surveying · since 2011
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Harelbeke · since 2012
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Key Technology · Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Hasselt · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Other information service activities · Boom · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Lendelede · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1991