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“HOES”

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Same or very similar names

20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Insulation installation · since 1993
  • HOES same name
    Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Olen · since 2008
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other business support services · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 1996
  • HOES TEAM very similar
    Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Tournai · since 2017
  • Sole trader very similar
    Finishing of textiles · since 2012
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2013
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 1982
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1983
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1995
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2008
  • Sole trader very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activiteiten van gecertificeerde belastingadviseurs · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
  • Hoes Willy very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1972
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • H.O.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Haarbosch Onroerendgoed Exploitatie · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wuustwezel · since 1995
  • HOESCH similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kraainem · since 1996
  • HOESSEN. similar
    Tyre services · Kuurne · since 2013
  • HOETJES similar
    Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2016
  • HOEKIES similar
    Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
  • Hoet similar
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Antwerpen · since 2000
  • HOET similar
    Name of an establishment of OPTIEK HOET ROESELARE · Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Roeselare · since 2012
  • HOET similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Koekelare · since 2019
  • HOEK similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 2019
  • Hoen similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 2021
  • HOED similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Leuven · since 2004
  • Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2003
  • HOESNAEK similar
    Serviceflats voor ouderen · Pepingen · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
  • HOESTING similar
    Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2025
  • IHOES similar
    Abbreviation of Institut d'histoire ouvrière, économique et sociale · Other membership organisations · Seraing · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2009
  • HOE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Haachtse Ontmoetingsgroep voor Echtgescheidenen · Tremelo · since 1997

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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