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“HOCC”

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HOCC same name
    Other sports activities · Leuven · since 2017
  • HOCC same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of Hens Oriental Carpets · Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Oud-Turnhout · since 1997
  • HOC similar
    Name of House of co · Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of HOUSE OF CATS · Pet boarding · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of Hals Ontspanningsconcern · Other amusement and recreation activities · Halle · since 2022
  • HoC similar
    Abbreviation of De vrienden van House of Compassion · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2022
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of House of Construction · Development of residential building projects · Beringen · since 2006
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of CERCLE D'ORIENTATION DU HAINAUT · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2007
  • HOCA similar
    since 1988
  • HOCO BV similar
    Bladel · since 1992
  • HOCA similar
    Diksmuide · since 1994
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2023
  • HOCO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
  • HOCH similar
    Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2020
  • HOCO similar
    Other business support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
  • HOCA similar
    Abbreviation of Honden OpleidingsCentrum Aarschot · Pet training · Aarschot · since 2012
  • HOCA similar
    Joinery installation · Blankenberge · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2018
  • THoCC similar
    Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2014
  • SHOCC similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Brugge · since 2024
  • HOCCINVEST similar
    Name of an establishment of SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE PARTICIPATION DE LA WALLONIE PICARDE · Verstrekken van hypothecair krediet · Tournai · since 1988
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
  • Sole trader similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2022

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  • 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.
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