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.
“Vlaco”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Hamont-Achel · since 1987
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Office administrative and support services · Lanaken · since 1996
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Abbreviation of VAN LANDEGHEM CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 1997
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1998
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Development of non-residential building projects · Stabroek · since 2000
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Leopoldsburg · since 2003
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Other information service activities · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Centrale voor Hulpmiddelenadvies · Brussel · since 1999
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Archeologencollectief · Zottegem · since 2015
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Other tax advisory services · Beersel · since 2016
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Eeklo · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2021
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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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Operation of sports facilities · Essen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Personeelsvereniging van het Commissariaat-Generaal voor Internationale Culturele Samenwerking · Brussel · since 1982
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Kortrijk · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1986
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Retie · since 1991
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Nieuwpoort · since 1997
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2015
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Abbreviation of VOX LUMINIS AMICI · Namur · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Laiterie Colonval · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1968