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.
“Vimi”
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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2022
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
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Abbreviation of La Voix de l'Israel messianique · Activities of religious organisations · La Louvière · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Abbreviation of VLERICK INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Other business support services · Bertem · since 2013
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Other social work without accommodation · Liège · since 2022
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Computer programming · Tournai · since 2022
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Abbreviation of J. VRANCKEN · Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Vinkeniers Midden-België · Aalst · since 1973
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Veurne · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Thimister-Clermont · since 2026
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Abbreviation of VAN ISACKER MANAGEMENT · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Stabroek · since 1980
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Wholesale of other food products · Ans · since 1984
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Specialist medical practice · Lier · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Lokeren · since 2017
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Other financial services · Denderleeuw · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · Boortmeerbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2011
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Anderlecht · since 2011
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2006
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Other business support services · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Brussel · since 2026
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Harelbeke · since 1980
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2017
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Computer programming · Diepenbeek · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Haaltert · since 2024
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Kasterlee · since 1989
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Abbreviation of FIDUCIAIRE PERNIAUX · Ukkel · since 1989