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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.

“Van Hal”

An active company already has this name

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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

31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Vanhalle G similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2021
  • VAN HAUT similar
    Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1987
  • Van Haar (sole trader) similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
  • VAN HAAR (sole trader) similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
  • VANHAUS similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Diksmuide · since 2016
  • Vanham B similar
    Name of Immo Klein Root · Buying and selling of own real estate · Maaseik · since 2020
  • VAN HAME similar
    Freight transport by road · Vilvoorde · since 2010
  • VANH (sole trader) similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
  • VANH similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Lier · since 2026
  • VAN HALEWYCK similar
    Name of an establishment of VH LEUVEN · Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Zonnebeke · since 1981
  • Vanhalle, Ann (sole trader) similar
    Office administrative and support services · since 2014
  • Vanhalle Ine (sole trader) similar
    Other personal services · since 2018
  • Vanhalle, Luc (sole trader) similar
    Office administrative and support services · since 2026
  • VAN HAUTE similar
    Drukken van dagbladen · Zele · since 1980
  • van Haren similar
    Hechtel-Eksel · since 1990
  • VAN HAVER similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lebbeke · since 1990
  • VANHAMME similar
    Vorst · since 1992
  • Van Haute similar
    Freight transport by road · Stekene · since 1998
  • VANHASTE similar
    Plumbing work · Poperinge · since 2002
  • VAN HAMME similar
    Landscape service activities · Steenokkerzeel · since 2003
  • Van Ham, An (sole trader) similar
    Psychology services · since 2014
  • van hARTe (sole trader) similar
    Psychology services · since 2017
  • Vanharte similar
    Name of an establishment of C. OUTDOOR · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 2010
  • VAN HACHT similar
    Name of an establishment · Dental practice · Lennik · since 2010
  • VANHAMEL similar
    Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Leopoldsburg · since 2006
  • Van Hav'RX similar
    Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2025

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