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Name check

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.B.C.”

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

11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • H.B.C. same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
  • H.B.C. same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 1995
  • HBC same name
    Abbreviation of HUB Business Center · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Temse · since 2014
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 1997
  • Activities of building architects · since 2002
  • H.B.C. same name
    Abbreviation of HOOGSTRATEN BELGIUM COMPANY · Kinrooi · since 2009
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2012
  • HBC SA same name
    LUXEMBOURG · since 1995
  • HBC same name
    Abbreviation of HABITAT CONSEILS BELGIQUE · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Liège · since 2007
  • HBC same name
    Name of an establishment of Hessel Bouwcoördinatie · Activities of interior architects · Lo-Reninge · since 2007
  • HBC same name
    Abbreviation of HotBoysClub · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Harelbeke · since 2026
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HBCD similar
    Abbreviation of Handbalclub Don Bosco Gent · Football clubs · Gent · since 1988
  • H.B.C.O. similar
    Abbreviation of HOUSING AND BUILDING COORDINATION OFFICE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Somme-Leuze · since 1992
  • HBCE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2015
  • HBCS similar
    Abbreviation of Heidi Bruyninckx Consulting & Service · Real estate agency activities · Aartselaar · since 2020
  • HBCO similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Anderlecht · since 2021
  • H.B. similar
    Other information service activities · Geel · since 2014
  • H+B similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 2014
  • HB similar
    Abbreviation of HB (Heist Bruist) · Berlaar · since 2016
  • HB³ similar
    Abbreviation of HB CUBE · Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Hamois · since 2017
  • HB similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Koekelberg · since 2017
  • HB similar
    Abbreviation of Heartbeats · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2020
  • HB similar
    Development of residential building projects · Denderleeuw · since 2022
  • HB similar
    Abbreviation of Hyperemesis Belgium · Quaregnon · since 2022
  • HB similar
    Abbreviation of HORECA BERCHEM · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • Other building finishing work · since 2010
  • HB similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Seraing · since 2011
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2007
  • HB similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beringen · since 2024
  • HB similar
    Abbreviation of Haaltertse Blauwvoet · Haaltert · since 2025
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • HB similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Hausbau - Belgien · since 1973

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