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.
“GENIBEL”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Charleroi · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · Brussel · since 2006
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Johannesburg 2001 · since 1985
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Liège · since 1986
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Ingelmunster · since 1992
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Malmedy · since 1992
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Binche · since 1996
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Roeselare · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2009
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Activities of head offices · Pelt · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1990
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Poperinge · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Gistel · since 2010
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Abbreviation of GENERAL INDUSTRIES · Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 1986
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 1990
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Menen · since 1991
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Logistics services · Brussel · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2021
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Kapellen · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Grez-Doiceau · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Aubel · since 2024
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1983