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.
“GIMIBEL”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Vinkeniers Midden-België · Aalst · since 1973
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Nivelles · since 1989
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Malmedy · since 1992
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Malmedy · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2005
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Handel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of GESTION INTELLIGENTE DE MODULES D'IDENTIFICATION · General electrical installation work · Chaudfontaine · since 1999
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of GiMiL Equestrian · Raising of horses and other equines · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · since 1996
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Schilde · since 2019
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Eindhoven · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of BREAXX ASBL · Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Vilvoorde · since 1990