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.
“GIMICK”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nieuwpoort · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gembloux · since 2022
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · since 1996
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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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
Names that resemble it 15 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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Jette · since 2002
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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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Eindhoven · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BM light · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2005
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2000
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · La Hulpe · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Mechelen · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Meerhout · since 2020