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.
“IMCD BENELUX”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Mechelen · since 1945
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Rotterdam · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of DHL SUPPLY CHAIN (BELGIUM) · Warehousing and storage · Mechelen · since 1975
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Gouda · since 2023
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Ukkel · since 1999
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Liège · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 1989
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Geel · since 2018
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Visual arts creation · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met goederenvervoer · since 2025
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Roeselare · since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 2000
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 1997
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Hairdressing and barber services · Charleroi · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2016
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Wholesale of machine tools · Wevelgem · since 1967
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE DE DIFFUSION BENELUX · Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Ukkel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of CASCADE GRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT BENELUX · Zoetermeer · since 1985
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Abbreviation of I.I.A.-BEL, INSTITUUT VAN INTERNE AUDITOREN-BELGIE - INSTITUT DES AUDITEURS INTERNES-BELGIQUE - INSTITUTEOF INTERNAL AUDITORS-BELGIUM · Activities of professional membership organisations · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1984
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Essex · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gent · since 2001
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Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 2010
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND SOLUTIONS BENELUX · Other business support services · Gerpinnes · since 2011
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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2012
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Elsene · since 1993
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Activities of head offices · DONCASTER · since 2004
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Freight transport by road · Bornem · since 2005
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Demolition · Diest · since 2008
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Lebbeke · since 1968
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Holsbeek · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · since 1994
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Cafés and bars · Lokeren · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Full-service restaurants · since 1974
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1972
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Verhuur en lease van medisch en paramedisch materieel · Tournai · since 2014
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Assesse · since 1995
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Zevenbergen · since 1995
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Erpe-Mere · since 2009
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Blégny · since 2025
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Brussel · since 1977
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Vervoer via pijpleidingen · Seneffe · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of WALTON BENELUX · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Zaventem · since 1976