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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Leraars Aardrijkskunde · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Luchtakademie · Grimbergen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Limburgse Auteurs · Hasselt · since 1993
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Raising of horses and other equines · Vorst · since 2022
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Abbreviation of société d'avocat Valérie Landes · Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Van Laethem Advies · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ternat · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VOX LUMINIS AMICI · Namur · since 2015
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Opwijk · since 1975
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING LIMBURGSE AUTOMATERIALEN -GROSSIERS · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1985
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE TRADITIONELE SPORTEN · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Brugge · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Stichting Vlaamse Schoolhoofden · Oud-Turnhout · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing · Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Stomaverpleegkundigen · Activities of professional membership organisations · Aarschot · since 1995
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS - AFRIKAANSE KONNEKTIE · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Archeologencollectief · Zottegem · since 2015
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Dilbeek · since 2018
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Literary creation · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020
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Plumbing work · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse lange afstand ruiters · Equestrian clubs · Tielt · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Vliegen Leon Advies en Implementatie · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2011
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Other education · since 2024
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Raising of dairy cattle · Diksmuide · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Verbond van het Vlaams Personeel van het Ministerie van Landbouw · Brussel · since 1938
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Anderlecht · since 1982
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Joinery installation · Aalter · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Computer Componenten · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1992
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Name of Vlaco vzw · Other research and development on natural sciences · Mechelen · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Liège · since 2002
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE AMATEURMUZIEKORGANISATIE · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Ramillies · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2016
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2019
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Podiumartiesten · Herent · since 2008
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Diksmuide · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Lucerna · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of VAN LAER · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Lier · since 2014
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Grez-Doiceau · since 2021
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Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Van der Leeuw · Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Site preparation · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Voie Lactée · Raising of sheep and goats · Grez-Doiceau · since 2025
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Kortrijk · since 1979
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Liège · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Centrale voor Hulpmiddelenadvies · Brussel · since 1999
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Academische Stem · Brussel · since 2004
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Diest · since 1993