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.
“HBCO”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of HOUSING AND BUILDING COORDINATION OFFICE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Somme-Leuze · since 1992
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Anderlecht · since 2021
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 1995
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Abbreviation of HUB Business Center · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Temse · since 2014
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 1997
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Activities of building architects · since 2002
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Dental practice · Wemmel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of HOOGSTRATEN BELGIUM COMPANY · Kinrooi · since 2009
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2012
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LUXEMBOURG · since 1995
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Abbreviation of HABITAT CONSEILS BELGIQUE · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Liège · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Hessel Bouwcoördinatie · Activities of interior architects · Lo-Reninge · since 2007
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Abbreviation of HotBoysClub · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Harelbeke · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Handbalclub Don Bosco Gent · Football clubs · Gent · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Heidi Bruyninckx Consulting & Service · Real estate agency activities · Aartselaar · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · Rochefort · since 2015
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · New Castle County 19810 · since 1998
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Other information service activities · Opwijk · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Drogenbos · since 2014
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1989
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Bree · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · As · since 2025