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.
“IWA”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2026
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Ichtegem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of INFORMATION WAY · Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of YINGCHOI · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kampenhout · since 2016
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Trade name of ALPHA - PHS · Graphic design and visual communication · Genk · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ADVIESBUREAU VOOR WATERVOORZIENING IWACO · Rotterdam · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Union internationale des Groupements professionnels des Importateurs et Distributeurs grossistes en Alimentation · Brussel · since 1997
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Arendonk · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Abbreviation of IWAAL Construction · Other non-specialised retail sale · Flémalle · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudergem · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Oud-Turnhout · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Ijsewiel · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Huldenberg · since 2018
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Abbreviation of INTELLWORKS · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONALS@WORK · Other legal services · Lummen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Inge Watteeuw architecten · Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2004
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Abbreviation of IMAGIWALL · Pre-press and pre-media services · Nandrin · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Ian West · Other information technology and computer services · Jurbise · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Interrégionale Wallonne des Habitants de Cités · Charleroi · since 1989
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Abbreviation of IMAGINEERING WORKSHOP · Vorst · since 1999