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.
“Vado”
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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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Essen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Veld aan de overkant · Leuven · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Oudenaarde · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Vereniging algemeen directeurs openbare zorgverenigingen · Other education · Evergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Alcohol- en andere Drugproblemen · Other social work without accommodation · Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Waasmunster · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Keerbergen · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Wingene · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herzele · since 2012
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Support activities for crop production · Beernem · since 2018
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Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Vikora · Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vandonink Machines · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Lommel · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2024
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Employment placement agencies · since 2013
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waasmunster · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2025
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1995
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Geel · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Dessel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vastgoed Aan de Stroom · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Nieuwpoort · since 2019
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Operation of fairground attractions · Lede · since 2022
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Gavere · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Grobbendonk · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tournai · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2005
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Site preparation · Kalmthout · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · since 1980
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brugge · since 2015
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Other business support services · Halen · since 2023