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.
“Nimec”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Leuven · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hasselt · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2008
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Jette · since 2024
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Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Mol · since 2023
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Wholesale of timber · Brasschaat · since 1988
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Event catering · Beerse · since 2000
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Name of an establishment · Nursing and midwifery · Jurbise · since 2017
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Brugge · since 2010
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Machining of metals · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1968
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General medical practice · Vorst · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grimbergen · since 2004
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Abbreviation of NUCLEARIS I.M. · Namur · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Mechelen · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lo-Reninge · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Compass Group Belgium · Contract catering and other food service activities · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum · Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 1984
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING CONSULTING · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2007