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.
“HAPEC”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
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Demolition · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2013
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Other business support services · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 1993
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Computer programming · Seneffe · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Rendeux · since 2025
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Herstal · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Voeren · since 1987
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Other building finishing work · Rijkevorsel · since 2017
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Other membership organisations · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Event catering · since 2023
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Abbreviation of THE HAPPY ANIMAL PLANET · Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Herentals · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Hulshout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of HELICOFIN · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Heers · since 2021
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Bredene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HÉRITAGE ARTISTIQUE PROFESSIONNEL · Hairdressing and barber services · Clavier · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HUSSELMAN · Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Braine-le-Comte · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of CARWELLNESS · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kontich · since 2006
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Abbreviation of American Horse Passion · Quiévrain · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brugge · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2020
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents des Elèves des Ecoles Communales de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe · since 1972
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION DES ECOLES CATHOLIQUES · Elsene · since 1998
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Other membership organisations · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Promotion des écoles communales de Marche-en-Famenne · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2015
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Abbreviation of AIDANTS PROCHES ENTRAIDE CINEY · Ciney · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AGENCE DE PROMOTION DES ECOLES COMMUNALES D'ANDENNE · Andenne · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents de l'Ecole Croate · Jette · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Association des parents de l'école de Corroy-le-Grand · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2004
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Abbreviation of association pour l'egalite des chances · Braine-le-Château · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of HAPE INTERNATIONAL · Geraardsbergen · since 1988
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of DELTA FOODS · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Association of Private European Cable Operators · Brussel · since 1994