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.
“Hanab BV”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Valkenburg · since 1975
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Business and other management consultancy · Andenne · since 2006
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Papendrecht · since 1979
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Huisartsenkring Noord Antwerpen vzw · Other social work without accommodation · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of HANKANG · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2025
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Aalst · since 2026
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Translation services · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2001
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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Tourist information services · since 2022
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of DECOMENTIEL · Interior design · Seraing · since 2010
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Web portal activities · Schaarbeek · since 2010
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Psychology services · since 2019
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Kippenkwekerijen · Hannut · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Event catering · since 2017
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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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Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · Waterloo · since 2000
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Asse · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Q-Invest FDK - HdA · Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortenberg · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2024