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.
“UNIMS”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Curacao · since 1988
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Ganshoren · since 1947
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1996
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Abbreviation of United Impressarios Agency · Eeklo · since 1966
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herve · since 1968
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Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Hasselt · since 1975
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Koekelare · since 1978
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Support activities for crop production · Mettet · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 1997
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2009
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Bornem · since 2006
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Tournai · since 1952
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Real estate agency activities · Kampenhout · since 1981
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Bornem · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of PSY-K · Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2014
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Other construction installation · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2016
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Landscape service activities · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Unimap Conveyor · Dilbeek · since 1958
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Abbreviation of Universal Import Export · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Brussel · since 1947
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Dilbeek · since 1968