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.
“ELMACO”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Kinrooi · since 1992
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Roeselare · since 2021
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Research and development on biotechnology · Aalter · since 2011
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Retail sale of other household articles · Aarschot · since 1973
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Brugge · since 1977
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Wholesale of machine tools · Gembloux · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Niklaas · since 1986
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Groothandel in tapijten · Anzegem · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Dentergem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of RAMEN DEGRANDE · Activities of holding companies · Torhout · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Leopoldsburg · since 1994
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Other business support services · Wemmel · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lierde · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ECOLE LIBRE A CIEL OUVERT · Liège · since 2008
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Abbreviation of European Laundry Machinery · Etterbeek · since 1974
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Enseignement libre à Marche · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1997
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Harelbeke · since 2002
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General medical practice · Haacht · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · Mechelen · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2009
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Abbreviation of European LGBTQI+ Media Association · Etterbeek · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rotselaar · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Association Européenne des Fabricants de Lécithine · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Gent · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Pelt · since 2008
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Oupeye · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Meerhout · since 1997
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Koekelberg · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2001
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Hairdressing and barber services · Vilvoorde · since 2017
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Vresse-sur-Semois · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2019
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Vocational training · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ELMAX MEDICAL · Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Roeselare · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2012
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Interior design · Turnhout · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waterloo · since 2006
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Roeselare · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Haacht · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Etterbeek · since 1996