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.
“HOM”
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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Geleen · since 1977
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Liège · since 1996
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF MUSIC · Compositie van muziek · Antwerpen · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Lier · since 1981
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Etterbeek · since 1986
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Advertising agencies · Grimbergen · since 1988
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1988
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Brussel · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Merksplas · since 1993
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Bonheiden · since 1994
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Zemst · since 1996
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Removal services · Temse · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Zoersel · since 2000
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Laarne · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Mouscron · since 2014
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2000
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Other business support services · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2016
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Mortsel · since 2016
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Insulation installation · Menen · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2017
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF MAGIC TREASURES · Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of HŌMU · Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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Retail sale of other household articles · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Harmonieorkest Mol-Rauw · Mol · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF MIRACLES · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Berlaar · since 2004
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Aalst · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of @HOME ASSURANCE · Office administrative and support services · Charleroi · since 2007
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Charleroi · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Boechout · since 2025
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2025
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Abbreviation of HOMA : Alliance for Iranian LGBTQI+ Justice · Brussel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of HOMEGEVING · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Heemstede Obelt - Mijnssen · Utrecht · since 1975
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Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2015
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Amsterdam · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zedelgem · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Liège · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Real estate agency activities · Halen · since 2005
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of VAN POUCKE ROBERT · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Knokke-Heist · since 1982
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1991
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Genk · since 1992
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2020