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.
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE AMATEURMUZIEKORGANISATIE · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Other sports activities · Heuvelland · since 2012
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Brussel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Monitorenbureau · Eeklo · since 1992
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing · Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1994
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Other education · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Ramillies · since 2016
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Diksmuide · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 2022
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE METAALFEDERATIE VOOR DE KMO · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1949
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Ziekenfonds Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1979
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Hamont-Achel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of VLAMEX Community · Gent · since 1994
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Office administrative and support services · Lanaken · since 1996
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Mol · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Zulte · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Hooglede · since 2024
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Roeselare · since 1997
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Eeklo · since 2004