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.
“HIRAM”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 1937
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Activities of interior architects · Elsene · since 1998
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Gent · since 2024
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2011
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London N1 6DR · since 1995
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Freight transport by road · Mettet · since 1978
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Kapellen · since 1995
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Begijnendijk · since 2023
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Gent · since 2007
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Leuven · since 2024
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Other retail sale of food · Ukkel · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANCE · Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2003
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2015
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Onhaye · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of FASTOVE SERVICE · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Charleroi · since 2017
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Genève 1204 · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Judoclub Hirano · Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Brecht · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Residentie HIRA 60 Hilda Ramstraat 60 te Berchem · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Other education · since 2026
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Waregem · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2017
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Wommelgem · since 2025
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Arts et Métiers Saint-Luc · Mons · since 1928
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2017