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.
“HERSTO”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Malle · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2023
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Destelbergen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1987
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Activities of head offices · Lokeren · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of BNP Paribas Fortis · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1934
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Name of an establishment of FN Browning Group · Activities of holding companies · Herstal · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · Herstal · since 1993
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of CAISSE REGIONALE DE PAIEMENT D'ALLOCATIONS DE CHOMAGE FGT LIEGE HUY WAREMME · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Liège · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Herstal · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Herstal · since 1968
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Other building finishing work · since 2023
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Aalter · since 1989
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Herve · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Keerbergen · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1975