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.
“HATAX”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2009
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Activities of lawyers · Edegem · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Ittre · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hannut · since 2018
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mechelen · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2011
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Oostkamp · since 2024
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tielt · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Abbreviation of HERMANS - ALGEMENE TECHNIEKEN · General electrical installation work · Lummen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of health and trade network · Brussel · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Grimbergen · since 1987
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 1996
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Pajottegem · since 1999
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2021