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.
“PHEMA”
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
27 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waregem · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tournai · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 1998
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Operation of sports facilities · Zandhoven · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Collectif d'Histoire et d'Etudes marxistes · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
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Real estate agency activities · Theux · since 1986
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Damme · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BEHEERSVENNOOTSCHAP THEMA · Real estate agency activities · Grimbergen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Zaventem · since 1989
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Awans · since 1991
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Gerpinnes · since 1993
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Brussel · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2001
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Landscape service activities · Dilbeek · since 2017
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Seraing · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2017
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Raising of horses and other equines · Middelkerke · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Mouscron · since 2003
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Lommel · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2006
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Anderlues · since 1989
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vocational training · Houyet · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Premia Holdings (Europe) · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other business support services · Kraainem · since 2018
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Other business support services · Doische · since 2011
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Sankt Vith · since 1987