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.
“HOCO”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Bladel · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Other business support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HORECA CONSULTANCY BENELUX · Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2007
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of House of Concepts · Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Zoersel · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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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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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2010
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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
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Izegem · since 1982
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since 1988
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Diksmuide · since 1994
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2023
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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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Abbreviation of Honden OpleidingsCentrum Aarschot · Pet training · Aarschot · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Blankenberge · since 2025
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Izvoarele · since 2016
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Roeselare · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Anzegem · since 2014
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Retail sale of games and toys · Lobbes · since 2021
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Abbreviation of LOVENFOSSE Holding Conseils · Activities of holding companies · Olne · since 2013
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Braine-le-Comte · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022