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.
“Etmaco”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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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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Name of an establishment of BETRACO - Belgian Trading Company · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Anderlecht · since 1984
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Gent · since 1985
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Kinrooi · since 1992
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN TRADE AND CONSULTING · Oudergem · since 1991
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Abbreviation of I.T. MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY · Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Nijlen · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Zwevegem · since 2022
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Event catering · Wielsbeke · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Eupen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ENVITEC MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYTICS SA · Research and development on biotechnology · Gembloux · since 2013
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Waterloo · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · Genk · since 1988
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Abbreviation of MANAKKER CONSTRUCTIES · Activities of holding companies · Pelt · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 1992
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Kalmthout · since 2013
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Wingene · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Dendermonde · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Moorslede · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Dentergem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Management Consulting · Temse · since 1973