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.
“BIMALOU”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Evere · since 2000
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Combined facilities support activities · Incourt · since 2022
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sambreville · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BONDING INNOVATIVE MUTUAL ASSOCIATION · Oudergem · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Bedrijfs - Informatica Management en Advies · Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · since 1986
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Diest · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC ASSOCIATION · Ukkel · since 2006
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Zulte · since 1991
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Wholesale of machine tools · Hasselt · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1992
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Abbreviation of The Belgian Institute of Management Accountants & Controllers · Other business support services · Geraardsbergen · since 1998
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Brecht · since 2012
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Graphic design and visual communication · Nijlen · since 2017
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2017
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Day nurseries and crèches · Zaventem · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Sandwiske · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zoutleeuw · since 2008
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2007
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Binche · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Edegem · since 2025
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Bonheiden · since 1975