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.
“IDRIE”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Baarle-Hertog · since 1998
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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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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2021
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Hasselt · since 2022
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2018
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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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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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Hamont-Achel · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 2018
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mechelen · since 2019
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Temse · since 2012
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Boom · since 1991
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Other building finishing work · Haaltert · since 2017
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Veurne · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of I. DRIES - K. & Töchter · Computer programming · Sankt Vith · since 1996
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since 1995