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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of IMBRECHTS DOOR REPAIRS · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortenberg · since 1994
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General electrical installation work · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ID Rénov' · Bricklaying and masonry work · Charleroi · since 2022
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Abbreviation of INFIRMIERS DE RUE / STRAATVERPLEGERS · Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Anderlecht · since 2005
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since 1995
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Ans · since 2016
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household furniture · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1983
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Saint-Cyr En Val · since 2019
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Abbreviation of In den Roden Schilt · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mechelen · since 2019
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Research and development on biotechnology · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of IMMO de ROYE de WICHEM · Business and other management consultancy · Meerhout · since 1991
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Baarle-Hertog · since 1998
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Abbreviation of INSTITUT DE DOCUMENTATION DE RESSOURCES ET D'ETUDE EN SYSTEMIQUE · Liège · since 2000
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Leuven · since 2016
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of DAYES BELUX · Wholesale of other household goods · Willebroek · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Wevelgem · since 1968
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Retail sale of household furniture · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1971
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Anderlecht · since 1984
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Abbreviation of INTERDENTAL · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Mol · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of WETEMA · Combined facilities support activities · Aarschot · since 1989
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Abbreviation of INCENTIVE DESIGN · Groothandel in kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Charleroi · since 1990
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Ganshoren · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Investments Degroote · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostende · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Immuno Déficient · Liège · since 1991
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Abbreviation of IDEPLUS · Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1992
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Other social work without accommodation · Verviers · since 1993
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIE ET DEVELOPPEMENT · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Farciennes · since 1993
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Abbreviation of ID CULTURE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2000
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Other business support services · Putte · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
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Other education · since 2014
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Idea · Gembloux · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ID-CARRE · Other specialised construction activities · Jette · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Immobilière Danckaert · Ukkel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Initiatives denisoises · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Iedereen Divers · Dendermonde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Information Dynamics · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Activities of interior architects · Willebroek · since 2009
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2011
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Painting of buildings · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Lint · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ITINÉRAIRE ET DIALOGUE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2012
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Herentals · since 2004
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Abbreviation of IDENTITEIT · Izegem · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Interculturele Denkgroep · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of INDOOR DROHME · Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Ukkel · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2018
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Abbreviation of International Dialogue - Iniernationale Dialoog - Dialogue International · Brussel · since 1994
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Site preparation · Florennes · since 1999