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.
“HEMA”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sankt Vith · since 1987
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Amsterdam · since 2004
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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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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Freight transport by road · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Roosdaal · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2006
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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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Rosmalen · since 1978
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1988
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Maaseik · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Wervik · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maasmechelen · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 1998
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Support activities for crop production · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2000
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Helsen Management Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2014
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tielt · since 2017
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Pelt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of High End Montage · Interior design · Meise · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Genk · since 2023
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · La Hulpe · 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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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Peer · since 2007
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Support activities for crop production · Kalmthout · since 2008
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Abbreviation of High End Microcement · Plastering work · Kalmthout · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1978
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Torhout · since 1986
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Amsterdam · since 1996
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Real estate agency activities · Mechelen · since 2000
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Deinze · since 2001
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Pajottegem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Oudergem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Houthulst · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Knesselare · since 1987
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Site preparation · since 2013