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.
“Harlo”
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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Hairdressing and barber services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of CARON · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Turnhout · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Rixensart · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Lokeren · since 2023
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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Day nurseries and crèches · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Overijse · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · Wommelgem · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1979
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Nivelles · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of MAVENCE · Employment placement agencies · Brussel · since 2018
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Other business support services · Beersel · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 1997
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since 2019
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Plastering work · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Studio Arlo · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Oudsbergen · since 2023