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.
“HOCON”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2017
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Other business support services · Torhout · since 1996
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Mechelen · since 2001
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Heuvelland · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2002
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Menen · since 2018
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Staden · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van houten emballage · Heuvelland · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Opwijk · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Lievegem · since 2003
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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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 HORECA CONSULTANCY BENELUX · Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2007
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Other personal services · since 2024
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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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Abbreviation of HARVEST OF NATIONS MANDATE · Antwerpen · since 2002
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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
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Braine-le-Comte · since 2019
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Maastricht · since 1985
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Evergem · since 2001
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Gent · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2021
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Event catering · since 2011
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Merksplas · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Other business support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2004
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2022