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.
“ZIMA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Sol D'Or-Zima · Warehousing and storage · Schoten · since 1976
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Photography, excluding press photography · Pelt · since 2004
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Willebroek · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of L ACTIVITIES · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Diksmuide · since 2016
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Zoersel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ZWEVEGEMSE IMMOBILIENMAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zwevegem · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ZOUTE INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Knokke-Heist · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Diest · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Zonnepanelen in Mensentaal · Other construction installation · Lummen · since 2021
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Genk · since 2022
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Luxembourg · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 1984
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Frameries · since 2024
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Computer programming · Dendermonde · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · La Louvière · since 1991
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2004
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Physiotherapy · Lokeren · since 2007
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Nursing and midwifery · Seraing · since 2009
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Beringen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ONCOLOGISCH CENTRUM MARIA MIDDELARES SINT-NIKLAAS · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Charleroi · since 2020