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.
“HEC.S.”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Dimmoti · Antwerpen · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Huyck Energie Consulting · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Londerzeel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Heirman Energy Consulting · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Meise · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Haute Ecole Galilée · Vrij gesubsidieerd hoger onderwijs · Brussel · since 1996
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Other retail sale of new goods · Engis · since 2026
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Warehousing and storage · Eupen · since 1990
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Hulshout · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Hamers Engineering Consulting Contracting · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Riemst · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Harelbeke · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lanaken · since 2009
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Plumbing work · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications sociales - Ecole de Journalisme de Bruxelles · Vocational training · Brussel · since 1965
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION HENNUYERE DES ELEVEURS DE CHEVAUX DE SPORT · Tournai · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of HE-CO CONSTRUCT · Joinery installation · Bocholt · since 2016