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.
“IBANA”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Zottegem · since 2019
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Villers-la-Ville · since 2011
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Anderlecht · since 1977
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Leuven · since 2019
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Beringen · since 2023
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Zaventem · since 2004
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2005
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Mons · since 2006
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Abbreviation of International Belgian Association for Music and Art · Compositie van muziek · Oostende · since 2024
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Mouscron · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · since 2001
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Internationale Bijschoolse Activiteiten · since 1982
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Other retail sale of new goods · Aalst · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Ion Beam Applications · Vervaardiging van bestralingsapparatuur en van elektromedische en elektrotherapeutische apparatuur · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1986
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Abbreviation of I.B.A. Integraal bedrijfsadvies · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Westerlo · since 1989
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ACCOMODATIONS LIMITED · Tortola · since 1994
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Abbreviation of International Boerboel Association · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL BROKER AGENCY · Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Mettet · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Indonésie Belge Association · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Instituut van de Belastingadviseurs en de Accountants · Activities of professional membership organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Beringen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Inclusive Business Association · Elsene · since 2021
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Lier · since 2024
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Translation services · since 2025
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Name of iba AG · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Fuerth · since 2001
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2026
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Menen · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zonhoven · since 2007
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Drogenbos · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Bana Community asbl · Charleroi · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Laakdal · since 2009
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since 2008
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Media representation · Zoersel · since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2025
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since 2025
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · Châtelet · since 1993