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.
“HANCE”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Héron · since 2016
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Finishing of textiles · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 1994
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Other construction installation · since 2020
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · since 1982
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since 2015
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Book publishing · since 2021
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since 1984
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Liedekerke · since 2016
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Antwerpen · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Theux · since 2003
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since 2013
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Mixed farming · since 1979
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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since 1976
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Brussel · since 2016
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other photographic activities · since 2010
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Hamme (Vl.) · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2010
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Event catering · since 2017
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since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mortsel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · De Panne · since 2025
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Insurance agents and brokers · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · Nivelles · since 2002
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Office administrative and support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2013
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of HACY FRANCE SAS · Retail sale of other household articles · Paris · since 2022
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Cultural education · Turnhout · since 2015
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Other information service activities · Gent · since 2010
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2012
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Other construction installation · since 2015
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Braives · since 2006
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of L'Association laîque de Communautés éducatives · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1963
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Overijse · since 2023