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.
“HECRA”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Roeselare · since 2006
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Schilde · since 1984
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Laakdal · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Europese Raad voor de Automobielhandel en -herstelling - Conseil Européen du Commerce et de la Réparation Automobiles · Public relations and communication consultancy · Evere · since 1993
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Kortenberg · since 1994
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Turnhout · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · Pajottegem · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Holsbeek · since 2018
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Mol · since 2019
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Other business support services · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Riemst · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2023
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Staden · since 2010
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 2008
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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2025
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Other education · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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