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.
“HBK”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Trade name of Help Brandwonden Kids · Other membership organisations · Mol · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Oud-Heverlee · since 2026
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Plumbing work · Brussel · since 2020
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · CASTRICUM · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Geel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 2014
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Abbreviation of HB (Heist Bruist) · Berlaar · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HB CUBE · Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Hamois · since 2017
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Retail sale of footwear · Koekelberg · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Heartbeats · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Denderleeuw · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Hyperemesis Belgium · Quaregnon · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HORECA BERCHEM · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Other building finishing work · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Seraing · since 2011
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beringen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Haaltertse Blauwvoet · Haaltert · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Hausbau - Belgien · since 1973