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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“HILU”

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.

  • HILU same name
    Knokke-Heist · since 1989
  • HILU same name
    Ronse · since 2024
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HILUX similar
    Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Rotselaar · since 2001
  • HILLU similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brugge · since 2016
  • H.I.L. similar
    Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • HILUX 5 BV similar
    OLDENZAAL · since 2010
  • HILUX 1 similar
    Development of non-residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2005
  • H-IL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2025
  • HILL similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ronse · since 1987
  • HILT similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Eupen · since 2016
  • H-ils similar
    Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Arlon · since 2019
  • HILF similar
    Activities of head offices · Merksplas · since 2020
  • HILA similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2021
  • Hill similar
    Name of an establishment of COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION · Beheer van kerkhoven en activiteiten van crematoria · MAIDENHEAD · since 1955
  • HILS similar
    Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Other retail sale of new goods · since 2025
  • Hiludent similar
    Dental practice · Wuustwezel · since 2023
  • PHILU similar
    Development of residential building projects · Boutersem · since 2025

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