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.
“HANNIC”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ravels · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 1992
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Cafés and bars · Stekene · since 1993
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gavere · since 2000
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Anzegem · since 2020
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Aalst · since 2023
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Winterswijk · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of AGIRO · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2012
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Floor and wall tiling · Balen · since 2017
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Keerbergen · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of EG Retail (Belgium) · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Business and other management consultancy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Kapellen · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Koksijde · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Hannès & Co · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Deerlijk · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of EG SERVICES (Belgium) · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of CAISSE REGIONALE DE PAIEMENT D'ALLOCATIONS DE CHOMAGE FGT LIEGE HUY WAREMME · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Liège · since 1995
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2023
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Other sports activities · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · since 1987
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since 2010
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Overijse · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Temse · since 1999
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1993