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.
“Hanova”
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
29 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Ieper · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of SAKO · Floor and wall tiling · Leopoldsburg · since 1988
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Activities of head offices · Ieper · since 2021
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Genk · since 2001
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Abbreviation of A-nova architectes · Activities of building architects · Fauvillers · since 2019
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Dental practice · Meerhout · since 2025
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Charleroi · since 2015
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Computer programming · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Evere · since 2018
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2022
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Genk · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Herve · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of GOODSPEED TRANSPORT SERVICES · Freight transport by road · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Dilbeek · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Kuurne · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2025
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Other education · Beerse · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Charleroi · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Laureins · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2026
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Koekelberg · since 2026
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cultural education · Grez-Doiceau · since 2006
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Patiëntenvervoer per ambulance · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Hasselt · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Huisartsen Noord-Oost Limburg · Kinrooi · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ingelmunster · since 2016
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Ukkel · since 1990
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Association Sans But Lucratif Harmonia Nova · Brussel · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2011
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Plumbing work · Silly · since 2001
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Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Saint-Ghislain · since 2014