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.
“IRON”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brugge · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of ZOWIE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostende · since 1990
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Erpe-Mere · since 2021
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Forging of metal · Landen · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hasselt · since 2009
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Support activities for animal production · since 2017
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Machining of metals · since 2024
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Fitness centres · Walcourt · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Willebroek · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Oostrozebeke · since 2022
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Other printing · Avelgem · since 2023
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Forging of metal · since 2022
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Pont-à-Celles · since 2000
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Dental practice · Gent · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Institut de Recherche et d'Optimalisation · Brussel · since 1984
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Retail sale of footwear · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of IRO Belgique · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Elsene · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2018
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Ukkel · since 2018
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Name of EDLA · Visé · since 2007
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Manufacture of jewellery · Waterloo · since 2024
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2025
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · since 2025
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Wholesale of machine tools · Charleroi · since 1990
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Geel · since 2020
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Roeselare · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · Le Roeulx · since 2019
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PAPENDRECHT · since 2023
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Other education · since 2025
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Other sports activities · Ieper · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1977
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Herstal · since 1978
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lommel · since 1993
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ronse · since 1999
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Zonnebeke · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Kontich · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Lier · since 2008