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.
“Haan”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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Office administrative and support services · De Haan · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2011
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2011
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Advertising agencies · since 1998
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Specialist medical practice · since 1998
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · since 2012
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since 2000
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 1997
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Breda · since 1990
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Event catering · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2018
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since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mortsel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · De Panne · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Dusseldorf · since 1978
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Abbreviation of C.W. HAAS · Remscheid, 1 · since 1981
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Abbreviation of HUISARTSENKRING ANTWERPEN-ZUID · General medical practice · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Mixed farming · Büllingen · since 1991
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Merksplas · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Asse · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
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Abbreviation of HAADFORUM · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Hope as a Weapon · Geluidsopnamestudio's · Ukkel · since 2025
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lokeren · since 2025
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Other education · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2015
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 1989
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of SHAAN VOEDING · Full-service restaurants · Lichtervelde · since 2009