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.
“KIMBA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Essen · since 2012
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Vocational training · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wavre · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2018
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Kapellen · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Other education · since 2023
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Wavre · since 2019
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Lanaken · since 1993
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Knokke-Heist · since 1982
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Abbreviation of KLEINE INITIATIEVEN IN DE MEDIA · Other social work without accommodation · Grimbergen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of KAPELSE IMMOBILIEN MAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brasschaat · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of DS+ · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Komitee Integratie Migranten · Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of KIM DUCHATEAU · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Tienen · since 2001
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Other specialised design activities · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2013
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Other tax advisory services · since 2013
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Computer programming · since 1985
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2022
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Wichelen · since 2023
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of SCOUTI · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Other postal and courier activities · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Floor and wall tiling · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Rumst · since 1992
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Socio-cultural adult education · Bredene · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Landen · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR MOTORCYCLE ORGANISATION - INTERNATIONALER MOTORSPORTVERBAND FUR AMATEURE - INTERNATIONALE MOTOSPORT POUR AMATEURS · Lummen · since 1973
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ieper · since 1993
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Abbreviation of KEERBERGSE IMMOBILIEN MAATSCHAPPIJ · Keerbergen · since 1993