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.
“EMCA Distribution”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2019
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Turnhout · since 2013
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Liège · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Elsene · since 1964
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Vorst · since 1996
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nivelles · since 1982
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Wilmington - Delaware 19810 · since 1997
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Other retail sale of food · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN HALAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION · Wholesale of other food products · Brussel · since 2016
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Gent · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wavre · since 2018
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Diest · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · La Louvière · since 2009
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Nivelles · since 2009
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2017
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Mouscron · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Hélichryse Distribution · Other non-specialised retail sale · Mouscron · since 2018
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Other business support services · Merchtem · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1980
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bertrix · since 1985
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Office administrative and support services · Charleroi · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · Alken · since 2013
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Mouscron · since 2013
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Burg-Reuland · since 2019
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 2002
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Gembloux · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Dainville · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1995
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Production of cinema films · La Hulpe · since 2011
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Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · since 2012
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Gent · since 2024
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Jette · since 2026
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Abbreviation of DISCOUNT HORRIFIANT DISTRIBUTION · Other non-specialised retail sale · Fosses-la-Ville · since 1991
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Ans · since 1993
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Blégny · since 1999
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Philippeville · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lierneux · since 2003
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Anderlecht · since 2012
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of All Equipment Distribution · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Thuin · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Morlanwelz · since 2021
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Fleurus · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Advanced Technology Distribution · General electrical installation work · Anzegem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Fleurus · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · Ukkel · since 2023
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LE MANS · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Mouscron · since 2018
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1969
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2019
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since 2015