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.
“HAS - TEX”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Gent · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Lion Beach · Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Zoersel · since 2023
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Weven van textiel · Waregem · since 1972
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2017
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Fléron · since 2019
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Abbreviation of HENNEN ASSOCIATES · Business and other management consultancy · Aywaille · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Huisartsenkring Scheldeland · Gavere · since 1986
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Abbreviation of UPPERWARE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Hondenschool en Africhtingsclub Steenhuize (Steenhuize) · Herzele · since 1991
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Geel · since 2003
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Vilvoorde · since 2020
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Trade name of Has Maho · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Brecht · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HOTEL AUBERGE DU SOUVERAIN · Hotels and similar accommodation · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2007
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Bocholt · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Bornem · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Lommel · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kortenaken · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1987
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Boechout · since 2021
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Kortrijk · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2024
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Other business support services · Ieper · since 2010