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.
“Van Hongo”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Antwerpen · since 2010
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of other household goods · Waregem · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Halle · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Roeselare · since 2020
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2003
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Menen · since 2007
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Wetteren · since 1970
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Herentals · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of R. VAN HOVE · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Lier · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mol · since 1979
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Retail sale of footwear · Stekene · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1983
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1983
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of VANHOOF POL HERENKLEDING · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1984
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1988
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Landscape service activities · Lier · since 1989
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Removal services · Antwerpen · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 1989
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Diksmuide · since 1990
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Veldhoven · since 1992
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lede · since 1995
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Asse · since 1996
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Maldegem · since 1997
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Mouscron · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Villers-la-Ville · since 2003
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · since 1978
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kampenhout · since 2016
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Pig breeding farms · since 1985
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since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oupeye · since 2019
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Tournai · since 2019
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Roofing work · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Zemst · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Olen · since 2022
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Other business support services · Zoersel · since 2011
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · since 1981
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2004
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Brugge · since 2004
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Other business support services · since 2006
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Site preparation · Nijlen · since 2008
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Turnhout · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Ravels · since 2025
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Other education · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Ranst · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · Lier · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · Lier · since 1954