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.
“HDC”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of H.D.C. Herentals Diving Center · Herentals · since 1979
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Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 1993
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Abbreviation of HANDELAARS DROGENBOS COMMERCIANTS · Drogenbos · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Luminus Solutions Invest · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Hoegaarden · since 1998
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Abbreviation of HAPPY DANCE CLUB · Herstal · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of Kinderkuren · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Leuven · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of la hotte du coeur · Héron · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Hensferstaux-De Saedeleir Construct · Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Lebbeke · since 2023
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Aalst · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of HDC-Noorderkempen · Hoogstraten · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2021
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Nivelles · since 2014
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Huurdersvereniging Diamant - Centrum Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Abbreviation of HAMZA DATA CABLING INFORMATIQUE · Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Villers-la-Ville · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Humeur de chiens · Pet training · Hannut · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Hotel Development City Center · Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hasselt · since 2019
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Kuurne · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lochristi · since 2012
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Andenne · since 1985
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Wholesale of other household goods · Lier · since 2008
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Finishing of textiles · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Harley-Davidson Club Assenede Belgium · Assenede · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Daniel HAESEVOETS · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 1986
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Mons · since 1998
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Diksmuide · since 2017
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Abbreviation of HOLDING DIMAX · Business and other management consultancy · Estaimpuis · since 2018
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2018
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Heritage Dialogue · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Tremelo · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2022
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Deerlijk · since 2009
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Abbreviation of HERSTAL DISCOUNT · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herstal · since 2003
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Abbreviation of HEMISPHERES-DROITS · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Etterbeek · since 2004