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.
“Harbel”
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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wemmel · since 1979
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Dental practice · Etterbeek · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Tremelo · since 2020
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Retail sale of antiques · Liège · since 1970
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zulte · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 1979
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1983
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Brussel · since 1987
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Charleroi · since 1988
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Other retail sale of new goods · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2013
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1994
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2016
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Moorslede · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2023
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Vorst · since 2004
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Other business support services · Namur · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Boussu · since 2026
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Name of ANCIENNE PHARBEL · Schaarbeek · since 1975
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987
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Antwerpen · since 1993
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2018
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Other education · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Harelbeke · since 1977
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2017
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Abbreviation of CONSORTIUM PHARMACEUTIQUE DE BELGIQUE · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ukkel · since 2005
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Vorst · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2019
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Dental practice · since 2019
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Zemst · since 2026