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.
“ELIMEX”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Elsene · since 1963
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2012
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Elsene · since 1978
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Kontich · since 1985
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Anderlecht · since 1990
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Grevenmacher · since 1998
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Freight transport by road · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of ELCICOM · Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2016
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Voorhout · since 1969
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Gent · since 1974
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Etterbeek · since 1979
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Nijlen · since 1987
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Nieuwpoort · since 1988
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Wholesale of timber · Harelbeke · since 1988
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Tubize · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Climate Express vzw · Brugge · since 2014
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Activities of lawyers · Heusden-Zolder · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Plumbing work · Etterbeek · since 2004
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Bornem · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1984
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Seraing · since 1980
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Hasselt · since 1990
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Poperinge · since 1992
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Binche · since 1993
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Entreprise de Lotisement Immobilier Electronic Instrument Mounting · Schaarbeek · since 1965
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 1943
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Name of an establishment of DEMAGRO · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Leuven · since 1986
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Boechout · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Silly · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · since 2005
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Gembloux · since 2007
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Ravels · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Poperinge · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of VANELCO · Other business support services · Zedelgem · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2013
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Veurne · since 2016
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Hasselt · since 2018
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Sainte-Ode · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Mons · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 2022
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Damme · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Awans · since 2006
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Other specialised construction activities · Kraainem · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of EliMak Transporten Wereldwijd · Freight transport by road · Zutendaal · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of HADI · Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Destelbergen · since 1995