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.
“ICOBA”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Chaudfontaine · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1994
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Alphen aan den Rijn · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of ICOBES (International Company Beers and Similars) · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Evergem · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mouscron · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Niel · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2002
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL CAR OPERATORS · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Brugge · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of LUEM Radiologie · Event catering · Wemmel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ICO Ingénierie et Construction · General construction of residential buildings · Eghezée · since 2017
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Joinery installation · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Intense Cleaning Organization · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2024
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ORGANIZATION · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Blégny · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ieper · since 1993
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Joinery installation · Seneffe · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Denderleeuw · since 2014
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Kortrijk · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Turnhout · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Diepenbeek · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wetteren · since 2009
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Brugge · since 2025
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Maldegem · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Industrielle et Commerciale Belge · Anderlecht · since 1954
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Abbreviation of Imprimerie Coopérative Ouvrière · La Louvière · since 1968
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Charleroi · since 1959
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Abbreviation of International Commercial Office · Rixensart · since 1973
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Abbreviation of International Camping Organization · Brussel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of INSURANCE CONSULTANTS OFFICE · Insurance agents and brokers · Lasne · since 1988