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Compared with the KBO register · free

Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“HUDEC”

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.

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Same or very similar names

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HUDEC same name
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 1996
  • HUDECA very similar
    Elsene · since 1987
  • HUDECO very similar
    Abbreviation of HUYGHE-DECOSTER · Kippenkwekerijen · Koekelare · since 1992
  • Hudev very similar
    Physiotherapy · Halen · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Computer programming · since 2013
  • HODEC very similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Overijse · since 1996
  • JUDEC very similar
    Activities of interior architects · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
  • Hadec very similar
    Abbreviation of Hadec Consulting & Management · Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2012
  • LUDEC very similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Leuven · since 2023
  • BuDec very similar
    Joinery installation · Moorslede · since 2026
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HuDe similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Zuienkerke · since 2012
  • HUDEMA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Namur · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Physiotherapy · since 2003
  • HUD similar
    Other sports activities · Putte · since 2016
  • UDEC similar
    Abbreviation of UNION DES ENTREPRENEURS CHRETIENS · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2026

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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