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.
“Gemex”
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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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Genk · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 1968
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Land surveying · Wavre · since 1958
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Land surveying · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Agenturen Import en Export · Brugge · since 1977
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Schoten · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2010
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2026
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Echandens · since 1987
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Activities of lawyers · Beringen · since 2015
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Land surveying · Zoersel · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Aartselaar · since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2025
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Abbreviation of GEM 2be · Other specialised construction activities · Waasmunster · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Enseignement Mathématique · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of GAUME - EXPERIENCE · Habay · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Abbreviation of POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE EUROPEENNE MULTILINGUE · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of GLI EVENTI MUSICALI · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
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Abbreviation of GO Explore · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 2020
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Schoten · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Zaventem · since 2021
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Philippeville · since 2008
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Jette · since 1976
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Ganshoren · since 1983
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Brussel · since 1989
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Wevelgem · since 1991
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1999
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Anderlecht · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Nijlen · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Walcourt · since 2011
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Abbreviation of GENERAL ELITE MANAGEMENT · Other sports activities · Brakel · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 1979