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20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CANDES same name
    Koksijde · since 2018
  • CANDES same name
    Joinery installation · Brugge · since 2012
  • Sole trader very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1986
  • CAND-e very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1995
  • CANDEM very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 2007
  • Candeo very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2026
  • CLANDES very similar
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Kortrijk · since 2008
  • ANDES very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
  • Andes very similar
    Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Herentals · since 2020
  • VANDES very similar
    Abbreviation of Binnenshuis · Other building finishing work · Brugge · since 1986
  • VANDES very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1991
  • CONDES very similar
    Joinery installation · Tienen · since 1994
  • VANDES very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2013
  • CENDES very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hoogstraten · since 2019
  • Cardes very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2022
  • CAEDES very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zottegem · since 2023
  • VANDES very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2011
  • MAN-DES very similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2005
  • CANDYS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Temse · since 1978
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CANDELA similar
    Advertising agencies · Schaarbeek · since 1990
  • CANDEVA similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tielt · since 1992
  • Candela similar
    Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Beernem · since 1996
  • CANDELA similar
    Computer programming · Herentals · since 2001
  • CANDELA similar
    Name of an establishment of IL POMODORO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2025
  • CANDEIAS similar
    Wortegem-Petegem · since 1992
  • CANDRIES similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Kampenhout · since 1994
  • CARENDES similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oud-Heverlee · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
  • CANDHYE'S similar
    Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 2007
  • C and C similar
    Abbreviation of CONTRACTORS and CONSULTING · Zevenhuizen-Rotterdam · since 1990
  • C and C similar
    Abbreviation of COMPUTERS and CONCEPTION · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1995
  • C.A.N.D.D. similar
    Abbreviation of Compagnie des Arbalétriers de Notre-Dame de Dinant · Activities of other sports clubs · Dinant · since 1998
  • CANDO similar
    Vervaardiging van buizen, pijpen, holle profielen en fittings daarvoor, van staal · Zoersel · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of building architects · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets)
  • CANDA similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1989
  • C AND C similar
    Growing of flowers · Kraainem · since 2004
  • CANDT similar
    Freight transport by road · Mechelen · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
  • CandC similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2025
  • CANDEK OAK similar
    Joinery installation · Herentals · since 2013
  • Candelina similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2015
  • Sole trader similar
    Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2024
  • Candle similar
    Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1965
  • Candin similar
    Lochristi · since 1982
  • CANDAN similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 1995
  • CANDOR similar
    Activities of lawyers · Zandhoven · since 2019
  • Candit similar
    Computer programming · Bertem · since 2021
  • Candoi similar
    Deinze · since 2021
  • CANDIA similar
    PARIS · since 2006
  • CANDIE similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · Charleroi · since 2007
  • Candy P similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Courcelles · since 2025

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  • 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.
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