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.
“Vaco”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brugge · since 1986
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Trade name of Bakkavor Belgium B.V. · Amstelveen · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2001
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Other specialised design activities · since 1990
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Seraing · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1999
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Haacht · since 1982
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Abbreviation of VACOM VACUUM COMPONENTS & METROLOGY · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Brecht · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Manufacture of beer · Aalst · since 2024
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Vente-Achat-Coopération-Verkoop-Ankoop-Coöperatie · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Zaventem · since 1972
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Zelzate · since 1974
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Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1977
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Anderlecht · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Agrarisch Centrum · Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke · since 1985
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Abbreviation of VOLCKE AEROSOL BELGIUM · Vervaardiging van industriële gassen · Kuurne · since 1985
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Abbreviation of koninklijke vilvoorde atletiek club · Cafés and bars · Steenokkerzeel · since 1985
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Other business support services · Hoogstraten · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of VALUE ADDED CONSULTANCY · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Utrecht · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brecht · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Veterinair Adviescentrum · Koekelare · since 1992
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Real estate agency activities · Izegem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of VAN LANDEGHEM CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 1997
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Freight transport by road · Pittem · since 1998
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Machining of metals · Roeselare · since 2013
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Abbreviation of VERENIGDE AZIATISCHE COMPAGNIE · Other technical testing and analysis · Overijse · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Wetteren · since 2016
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Other construction installation · Wingene · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Hasselt · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Wingene · since 2017
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Abbreviation of VEREENIGDE ANTWERPSE COMPAGNIE · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Gent · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Genk · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortenberg · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Sewer Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VAC Arthouse Cinema Vlaanderen · Gent · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2010
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Other information service activities · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Trade name of Verachtert · Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Geel · since 1963
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Office administrative and support services · Tienen · since 1991
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Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zoersel · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2012
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Other business support services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2004
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Plastering work · Oostkamp · since 2008
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Herent · since 2024
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Other legal services · Waregem · since 2024
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1987
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Tremelo · since 1998
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE ASSOCIATIE VOOR COACHES · Aartselaar · since 2011