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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Hens Oriental Carpets · Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Oud-Turnhout · since 1997
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Name of House of co · Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF CATS · Pet boarding · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Hals Ontspanningsconcern · Other amusement and recreation activities · Halle · since 2022
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Abbreviation of De vrienden van House of Compassion · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of House of Construction · Development of residential building projects · Beringen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of CERCLE D'ORIENTATION DU HAINAUT · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2007
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 1988
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Bladel · since 1992
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Diksmuide · since 1994
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Other sports activities · Leuven · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2020
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Other business support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Honden OpleidingsCentrum Aarschot · Pet training · Aarschot · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Blankenberge · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1963
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Kuurne · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2023
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nijlen · since 2019
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Site preparation · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Hoboken Onderneemt! · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Tournai · since 2002