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.
“HEM”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of High End Montage · Interior design · Meise · since 2023
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Other building finishing work · Grimbergen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of EDUCATIEF EN CULTURELE AKTIVITEITEN CENTRUM · Genk · since 2005
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Abbreviation of HEMELSOEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT · Development of residential building projects · Sint-Niklaas · since 2007
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Abbreviation of High End Microcement · Plastering work · Kalmthout · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2013
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Kortrijk · since 2015
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Geel · since 1983
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Dilbeek · since 1985
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Sankt Vith · since 1987
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Halsteren · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 1989
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Joinery installation · Zelzate · since 1995
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Lanaken · since 1997
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Real estate agency activities · Rijkevorsel · since 2000
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2020
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Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ronse · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2023
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Geel · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 1974
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · Oudergem · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Kalmthout · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1966
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1979
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Mouscron · since 1984
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Dilbeek · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1990
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Ukkel · since 1991
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Gent · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ciney · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tienen · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Roosdaal · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Mechelen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Lommel · since 2016
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Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Mons · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2008
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Zedelgem · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Diksmuide · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Schilde · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · Gerpinnes · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of HEREM VANDERBRUGGEN · Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Brussel · since 1987
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Herk-de-Stad · since 2016