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.
“IMBO”
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 Instituut voor Management - Begeleiding van Ondernemingen · Brussel · since 1978
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Ranst · since 1984
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Lanaken · since 1991
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1978
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Other education · since 2025
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Merchtem · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Staden · since 2018
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Real estate agency activities · Blankenberge · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Inrichting van het Modern Bureel · Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Mechelen · since 1969
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Wholesale of timber · Lierde · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Investeringsmaatschappij België · Buying and selling of own real estate · Malle · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Immobiliën Bouw en Coördinatie · General construction of residential buildings · Oostende · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Lubbeek · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 1996
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Equestrian clubs · Deinze · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2017
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Abbreviation of International Media Bridge · Elsene · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Lubbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of IMMOFIN IMMOBILIERE · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Mettet · since 2022
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Anderlecht · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vilvoorde · since 1975
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Menen · since 1986
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Real estate agency activities · Duffel · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Koksijde · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2001
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR MOTORCYCLE ORGANISATION - INTERNATIONALER MOTORSPORTVERBAND FUR AMATEURE - INTERNATIONALE MOTOSPORT POUR AMATEURS · Lummen · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of Paludek · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Elsene · since 1988
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Abbreviation of IMMO-BOIS-SART · Other retail sale of new goods · Erezée · since 1988
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Waterloo · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ieper · since 1993
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Abbreviation of INNOVATIVE MICROBIAL BIOPROCESS · Other research and development on natural sciences · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Combined facilities support activities · Elsene · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Olen · since 2023
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2012
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Logistics services · Herentals · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Asse · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudergem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Immobilière en Bouwmaatschappij van de Westhoek · Ieper · since 1991
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Site preparation · Gent · since 1994
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Abbreviation of NATIONALE IMMOBILIENVENNOOTSCHAP VAN HET BOUWBEDRIJF · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 1968
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Other retail sale of food · Aalst · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1993
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jette · since 2023
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Wholesale of timber · Genk · since 1965