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.
“Emexco”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jalhay · since 2025
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Moorslede · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING AND REPRESENTATION COMPANY · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1988
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Anderlecht · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 1995
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Beaumont · since 2014
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Other building finishing work · since 1997
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2002
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1974
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Finishing of textiles · Leuven · since 2006
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Leuven · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · since 2013
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Luxembourg · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Cosaert Eddy · Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Elsene · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2024