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.
“IanCo”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Eeklo · since 2023
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Gavere · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2017
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Computer programming · Bredene · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Herve · since 2008
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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Gent · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Kruisem · since 1992
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Teelt van vezelgewassen · Lokeren · since 2013
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Anderlecht · since 1976
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Antwerpen · since 2025
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since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · since 2020
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Ravels · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Londerzeel · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Boussu · since 2022
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Dubai · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 2008
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Gent · since 1991
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Interior design · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of DEBAILLIE HOLDING · General construction of residential buildings · Middelkerke · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van kantoormachines en -uitrusting (exclusief computers en randapparatuur) · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · Gistel · since 2024