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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“HARLI”

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.

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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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HARLI same name
    Ukkel · since 1989
  • HARLIX very similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Overijse · since 2025
  • Harlo very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2002
  • HARLY very similar
    Sawmilling and planing of wood · Rixensart · since 2016
  • CHAR-LI very similar
    Scheduled passenger transport by road · Liège · since 2018
  • Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2020
  • CHARLI very similar
    Name of an establishment of CHARLES PRODUCTION · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2008
  • CHARLI very similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Boutersem · since 2007
  • Charli very similar
    Name of an establishment of 4807 Prod · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HARLOW similar
    Name of an establishment of CARON · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Turnhout · since 1986
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
  • HARLAZ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2018
  • Harlan similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Lokeren · since 2023
  • HARLEM similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
  • Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978
  • Harley similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · Etterbeek · since 2025
  • Harlew similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · Wommelgem · since 2026
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1979
  • HAR similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Nivelles · since 2008
  • HAR similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • HARLAND similar
    Other business support services · Beersel · since 1994
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1997
  • ARLI similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 1987
  • ARLI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2001
  • ARLI similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 2005
  • HARLEY'S similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Oudsbergen · since 2023

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