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.
“HAMKO”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Ronse · since 2010
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2014
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Wholesale of live animals · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamont-Achel · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of HALLE ASSET MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM · Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2015
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Rumst · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Alveringem · since 2010
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Other building finishing work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BAMKO - CRAN · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2010
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Honest Arts Movement · Uitgeven van kranten · Assenede · since 1976
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Abbreviation of VAN OORD DREDGING AND MARINE CONTRACTORS BV · ROTTERDAM · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Haizmann Asset Management · Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Hermes Asset Management · Activities of holding companies · Edegem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of HARUN AKBEL MANAGEMENT · Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2021
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Abbreviation of APOTHEEK MEES HAACHT MARKT · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Haacht · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Esneux · since 2006
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Retail sale of household furniture · Messancy · since 2025