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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“H-CF”

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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HCF same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
  • HCF same name
    Abbreviation of HORTUS CONCLUSUS FACILITATOR · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Aalst · since 2023
  • H-CF same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Engis · since 2024
  • HCF same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Anderlecht · since 2011
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • H.C. similar
    Abbreviation of Royal Hippocampe Club · Charleroi · since 1949
  • H.C. similar
    Abbreviation of Hydro-Create Inter · Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Héron · since 1989
  • HC similar
    Abbreviation of HOLVOET CONSULTING · Activities of holding companies · Zoersel · since 2015
  • HC similar
    Activities of notaries · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
  • HC similar
    Abbreviation of Harold Consult · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
  • HC similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Begijnendijk · since 2023
  • H.C. similar
    Abbreviation of HORSE-CONSULTING · Begijnendijk · since 2008
  • HC similar
    Abbreviation of HABIB COUTURE · Brussel · since 2010
  • HC similar
    Abbreviation of Haleelo Company · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Kraainem · since 2024
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
  • HC similar
    Abbreviation of HIRA CONSULT · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2026

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