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“Handcraft”
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Same or very similar names
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Diest · since 2020
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2004
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1977
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Rotselaar · since 2019
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2004
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Hasselt · since 2009
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Abbreviation of HEYMANS AND VAN ENGELAND ASSOCIATES · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1988
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Have A Nice Day · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Welkenraedt · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of CRAFT - UNIQUE CRAFTING SOLUTIONS · Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Roeselare · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of AIRPORT GARDEN HOTEL · Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Craft Communications · Public relations and communication consultancy · Edegem · since 2012
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Antwerpen · 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.