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.
“HACOS”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Malle · since 1998
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Halle · since 2018
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2013
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Hagelandse Vereniging voor het Open Scoutisme · Leuven · since 1979
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Wholesale of other household goods · Deinze · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Holistische Ecologische Societeit · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Wijnegem · since 1997
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Translation services · Hasselt · since 1999
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Roofing work · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Bekkevoort · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ganshoren · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Schilde · since 2021
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General medical practice · Gent · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of HOUTEM ADVIES & CONSULTING PROJEKTEN · Vocational training · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements Dacos · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Dilbeek · since 1968
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2014
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Roeselare · since 1968
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Eersel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1997
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ST CYR EN VAL · since 2025
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Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1968
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Abbreviation of HOUTLAND ATLETIEKCLUB · Torhout · since 1956
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Abbreviation of HOEVENS AUTOCENTER · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Stabroek · since 1988
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Specialist medical practice · Mons · since 1996
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Abbreviation of HOMOLOGATION AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTANCY · Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Hans Aerts Consulting · Other information service activities · Asse · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Buggenhout · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Haltérophilie Athlétique Club Gaume-Luxembourg · Activities of other sports clubs · Musson · since 2023
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Frameries · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Hotton Archery Club · Hotton · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deerlijk · since 1999
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General medical practice · Lier · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Hoegaarden · since 1990
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Leuven · since 1977