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.
“Cimpex”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Schaarbeek · since 1979
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Dessel · since 2000
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Losev - Minsaer · Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Zele · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Continental Import and Export Corporation · Wholesale of machine tools · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Hairdressing and barber services · Charleroi · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Centre d'inspection, de Médiation et d'Expertise · Risk and damage evaluation · Chaudfontaine · since 1993
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Risk and damage evaluation · since 1985
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1963
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1974
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Other tax advisory services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1999
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Roeselare · since 2002
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Other retail sale of new goods · Mouscron · since 2013
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · since 2019
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Wholesale of timber · Hoogstraten · since 1976
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Mol · since 1992
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1981
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Brussel · since 1988
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Retail sale of other household articles · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Groothandel in spijsoliën en -vetten · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Centre International de Management et de Promotion Artistique · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1975
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Tienen · since 1968
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Nivelles · since 1992
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTION · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Genappe · since 1997
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Sint-Niklaas · since 2007