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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“S.H.C.”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • S.H.C. same name
    Sint-Niklaas · since 1987
  • S.H.C. same name
    Abbreviation of Sensorial Handicap Cooperation · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Ukkel · since 1986
  • SHC same name
    Abbreviation of Stenthor Consulting · Other legal services · Westerlo · since 2013
  • SHC same name
    Name of an establishment of CUSHFIELD DEVELOPMENT · Development of residential building projects · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2013
  • ShC same name
    Abbreviation of Stefan Haenen Consulting · Public relations and communication consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2022
  • SHC same name
    Abbreviation of Smart Home Concept · Site preparation · Wavre · since 2024
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • S.H.C.C. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kraainem · since 1989
  • SHCS similar
    Abbreviation of SMART HEALTHCARE CONSULTING SERVICES · Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2008
  • SHCI similar
    Louvroil · since 2025
  • SH CAR similar
    Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
  • SOSHC similar
    Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • S@H similar
    Abbreviation of Seniors@Home · Serviceflats voor ouderen · Ukkel · since 2020
  • S@H similar
    Abbreviation of SLEEP@HOME · Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Schaarbeek · since 2020
  • SH similar
    Abbreviation of Sociaal Herbronnen · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • SH similar
    Abbreviation of Safehouse · Mechelen · since 2021
  • SH similar
    Abbreviation of Save Heart · Anderlecht · since 2010
  • SH similar
    Name of an establishment of SH Kempen · General construction of residential buildings · Zoersel · since 2011
  • SH similar
    Abbreviation of SoHo · Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 2003
  • SH similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2006
  • S.H similar
    Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • SH similar
    Abbreviation of SUPPLY HUB · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2025
  • Mobile food service activities · since 2025
  • SH similar
    Abbreviation of DESIGNE INTERIEUR · Joinery installation · Tielt-Winge · since 2026
  • S.H. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of SCHELDEMAN - HUYBENS · Groothandel in verpakkingsmachines en weegtoestellen · Antwerpen · since 1987
  • SH similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023

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