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.
“HINOVA”
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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Soignies · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Zonhoven · since 2013
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Hoogstraten · since 2018
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Other information service activities · Kontich · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1958
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Berlare · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ranst · since 2017
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Ieper · since 2017
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Finishing of textiles · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Herve · since 2010
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Computer programming · Waterloo · since 2012
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Malmedy · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · BREDA · since 2024
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Charleroi · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DE ZONNEHOEVE · Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 2026
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Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Elsene · since 2008
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of HOGER INSTITUUT VOOR NA-SCHOOLSE OPLEIDING - VLAAMS AUDIO VISUEEL ONDERWIJS · since 1985
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Eghezée · since 2011
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Activities of building architects · Wavre · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Asse · since 2026
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Computer programming · Wavre · since 2022
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Tienen · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Other social work without accommodation · Kortrijk · since 1967
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Namur · since 2020
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Joinery installation · since 2020