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.
“HOD”
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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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Harmonieorkest Deinze · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Deinze · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HAIR OF THE DOG · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of HANDS ON DEMAND · Other business support services · Brecht · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2014
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Pelt · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Harmonieorkest De Pinte · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Nieuwpoort · since 2016
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Maldegem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2005
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Overijse · since 1996
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Halle · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ASBL Hainaut Ouest DAB+ · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Mouscron · since 2020
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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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General construction of residential buildings · Tournai · since 2002