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.
“EMMACO”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Event catering · Wielsbeke · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brugge · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Leopoldsburg · since 1994
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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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Activities of head offices · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2007
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Logistics services · Kortrijk · since 2015
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of EUROPEAN MEDIA MONITOR AND ANALYSIS LIMITED · Market research and public opinion polling · London WIX 3TB · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Machining of metals · since 1981
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 1998
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Development of residential building projects · Ardooie · since 2017
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of EMMMA · Vermogensbeheer · Lichtervelde · since 2022
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Other legal services · Wetteren · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2023
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2011
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Oostende · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ENTREPRISE DE MODES ET MANIERES D'AUJOURD'HUI · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2007
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Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Event Management for Martials Arts · Other sports activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Gent · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Esneux · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Computer programming · Waregem · since 2008
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Namur · since 2025
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Geraardsbergen · since 2025
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Brussel · since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Kuurne · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Avelgem · since 2014
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Other retail sale of new goods · Charleroi · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Hamoir · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 2006
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Halle · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Centre de coordination et de services A.E.P. · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brussel · since 1956
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Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Mechelen · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of Top Vakantie, Vormingswerk en Vrijetijdsbesteding voor Jongeren · Vakantieparken · Brussel · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of VACANCES VIVANTES - FORMATION ET LOISIRS DES JEUNES · Youth work associations · Brussel · since 1977
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Vocational training · Aalst · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2023