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.
“HOU-VAST”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Houvast ouderschap · Niel · since 2015
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Land surveying · Houthulst · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HATI · Funeral services · Veurne · since 2010
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2016
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Meerhout · since 2008
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2025
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Wuustwezel · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2025
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Tielt · since 2013
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Leuven · since 2014
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Proefboren en boren · Asse · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Varkensstambroek van Antwerpen · Support activities for animal production · Nijlen · since 1961
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Vermogensbeheer · Westerlo · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Nijlen · since 2020
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Photography, excluding press photography · Koksijde · since 2022
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vehicle-Accessory-Service-Team · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tienen · since 2010
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Hulshout · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Mixed farming · Houthulst · since 1997
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Manufacture of outerwear · Beveren · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Homevast vastgoedkantoor · Real estate agency activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
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Activities of interior architects · Lievegem · since 2017
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025
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Other education · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoogstraten · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Roeselare · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wevelgem · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · Wichelen · since 2024