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.
“HaPo”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Homeless Animal Protection Organization · Other membership organisations · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Other specialised construction activities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2024
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Tielt-Winge · since 1992
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Beringen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Hingeheem Asse Petanque - Oud-Leerlingen Koninklijk Atheneum Asse · Asse · since 1995
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Abbreviation of THE HAPPY ANIMAL PLANET · Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Herentals · since 2013
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Mechelen · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Hulshout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of HELICOFIN · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Heers · since 2021
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Bredene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HÉRITAGE ARTISTIQUE PROFESSIONNEL · Hairdressing and barber services · Clavier · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HUSSELMAN · Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Braine-le-Comte · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of CARWELLNESS · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kontich · since 2006
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Abbreviation of American Horse Passion · Quiévrain · since 2026
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Tubize · since 1989
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Herstal · since 2000
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Other business support services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Zutendaal · since 2016
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General medical practice · Lille · since 2017
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General medical practice · Beersel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Hasseltse Pickleballclub · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Hasselt · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2026
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of DELTA FOODS · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of HAPE INTERNATIONAL · Geraardsbergen · since 1988