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.
“H-ENT”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Hou ende Trou · Football clubs · Gent · since 1995
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Specialist medical practice · Zonnebeke · since 2019
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 2017
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Berlicum · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Eupen · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2003
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Beaumont · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2008
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Computer programming · Herentals · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Roof Craft · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1965
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Site preparation · Wuustwezel · since 1978
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hove · since 1985
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Advertising agencies · Zandhoven · since 1986
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Retail sale of bicycles · Poperinge · since 1990
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Keerbergen · since 1991
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Painting of buildings · Balen · since 1994
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kuurne · since 1995
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Abbreviation of HOMES & DREAMS · Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CREDAN · Business and other management consultancy · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1997
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Mixed farming · Maarkedal · since 1999
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Roofing work · Zandhoven · since 2000
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2013
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1983
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
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Event catering · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2023
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Support activities for crop production · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Héron · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Ravels · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Maldegem · since 1992
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Turnhout · since 1993
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Other construction installation · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Waasmunster · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Brugge · since 1988
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Other construction installation · Liège · since 2016
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since 2016
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023