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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.

“HeDeS”

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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.

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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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HeDeS same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2012
  • HEDER very similar
    Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • HEDEN very similar
    Luxembourg · since 2016
  • Other social work without accommodation · since 2009
  • HEDEK very similar
    Rijkevorsel · since 2025
  • HAEDES very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Destelbergen · since 2020
  • HEGDES very similar
    Varkensvetmesterijen · Geraardsbergen · since 2022
  • HEDGES very similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Brussel · since 2025
  • Phedes very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lede · since 2026
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HEREDES similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2019
  • HERMEDES similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Mortsel · since 1993
  • Other education · since 2020
  • HEDEMO similar
    Office administrative and support services · Merchtem · since 1983
  • HEDERA similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Holsbeek · since 1996
  • HEDERA similar
    Landscape service activities · Etalle · since 1996
  • HEDERA similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Veurne · since 1997
  • Hedera similar
    Name of an establishment of HEDERA TROPIC FLOWER · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Schaarbeek · since 2000
  • Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1999
  • Hedera similar
    Kortrijk · since 2015
  • Hedeba similar
    Dental practice · Westerlo · since 2016
  • Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2001
  • Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 1988
  • Hedera similar
    Other education · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • Hedeko similar
    Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2022
  • HEDERA similar
    Landscape service activities · Izegem · since 2022
  • HEDERA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2022
  • HEDEMA similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · La Hulpe · since 2010
  • HEDERA similar
    Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Lierde · since 2003
  • HEDERA similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Asse · since 2023
  • HEDERA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 2023
  • Hedera similar
    Storten of permanent opslaan · Brussel · since 2024
  • HEDEYA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • HEDEWA similar
    Activities of notaries · Gent · since 2026
  • H.E.D. similar
    Kortrijk · since 1989
  • H.E.S. similar
    Abbreviation of HALLAERT ELECTRO SUPPORT · General electrical installation work · Hoegaarden · since 1992
  • HES similar
    Abbreviation of HOME ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES · Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Ukkel · since 2002
  • HED similar
    Abbreviation of Habitat & Environnement Durables · Schaarbeek · since 2015
  • H.E.D. similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Eeklo · since 2009
  • HES similar
    Abbreviation of Home Energy Solutions · Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · Gembloux · since 2026
  • HEDELAB similar
    Vervaardiging van gehomogeniseerde voedingspreparaten en dieetvoeding · Mons · since 1997
  • MAHEDES similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 2013
  • SCHEDES similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2016
  • HEDECON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2026
  • EDES similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Seraing · since 2001
  • H.E.S. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of HUMAINS ENSEMBLE SOLIDAIRES · Etterbeek · since 2011

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