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.
“HAKEL”
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.
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Weiswampach · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2023
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Retail sale of antiques · Liège · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of DETROVAL · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Aalst · since 1988
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Koekelberg · since 2001
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Tvrdošín · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2003
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Literary creation · since 2011
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Other business support services · Braine-le-Comte · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Halse Atletiekklub · Halle · since 1985
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Abbreviation of HAGELANDS ADVIESKANTOOR · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2023
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Tienen · since 2026
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Gent · since 1973
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Abbreviation of SCHAKEL VLAANDEREN · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Ardooie · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
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Brugge · since 1971
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Name of Parochiale Werken Overpelt Sint-Jozef · Cafés and bars · Pelt · since 1970
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Balen · since 1979
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Ontmoetingscentrum Schakel · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tienen · since 2001
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Wholesale of timber · since 1995
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Brecht · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Funeral services · Laarne · since 2008
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Ans · since 1982