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.
“HO-BIE”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2006
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Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Schoten · since 1989
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Essen · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of TANIA DA SILVA · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schoten · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Halle · since 2018
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Youth work associations · Hasselt · since 2018
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Essen · since 2012
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2005
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Activities of lawyers · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2025
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1986
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other membership organisations · Willebroek · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Krachtbalclub Hoger Op Beitem · Contract catering and other food service activities · Roeselare · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Abbreviation of House of Birth · Other education · Pelt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of House of Boards · Business and other management consultancy · Comines-Warneton · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of HOB FOOD BELGIUM · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Retie · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2015
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Retail sale of bicycles · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2002
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Bonheiden · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 2006