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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.

“CHAR”

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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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CHAR same name
    Other tax advisory services · Izegem · since 1997
  • CHAR same name
    Kortrijk · since 1998
  • CHAR same name
    Brussel · since 1999
  • C.H.A.R. same name
    Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
  • Verwerking van thee en koffie · since 2026
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
  • CHARKAR very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Boutersem · since 2007
  • CHAR-LI very similar
    Scheduled passenger transport by road · Liège · since 2018
Names that resemble it 63 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CHARU similar
    Activities of holding companies · Florenville · since 1996
  • CHARK similar
    Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
  • CHARL similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Liège · since 2002
  • CHARM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2018
  • Charo similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
  • CHART similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zwevegem · since 2018
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
  • CHARA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
  • Event catering · since 2023
  • Charp similar
    Groothandel in meet-, controle- en navigatieinstrumenten · Mechelen · since 2023
  • Chark similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • CHARC similar
    General electrical installation work · Walhain · since 2023
  • CHARE similar
    Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
  • Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2025
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
  • Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
  • CHRICHAR similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Avelgem · since 2022
  • C.H.A. similar
    Abbreviation of LA CHEMINEE D'HIER ET D'AUJOURD'HUI · Oudergem · since 1972
  • CHAMAR similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Oostkamp · since 1976
  • Charmy similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Waregem · since 1979
  • CHARCO similar
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1980
  • C.H.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Centre hippique de l'Abbaye · Hélécine · since 1988
  • CHAROY similar
    Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1988
  • CHAREX similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Jodoigne · since 1988
  • CHARES similar
    Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1990
  • CHARIF similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1991
  • CHARTA similar
    Vervaardiging van andere anorganische chemische basisproducten · Gembloux · since 1992
  • Charpa similar
    Abbreviation of Charming Partners · Gent · since 1993
  • CHARCO similar
    Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1997
  • CHARL'S similar
    Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
  • CHARRE similar
    Roofing work · Willebroek · since 2002
  • CHARLU similar
    Mobile food service activities · Ukkel · since 2012
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1993
  • Charta similar
    Abbreviation of Charta Vlaanderen · since 2014
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1995
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
  • Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · since 1985
  • CHAMAR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1985
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1989
  • Charti similar
    Brugge · since 2021
  • CHAREL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
  • CHARIS similar
    Inland freight water transport · Wijnegem · since 2008
  • CHARVI similar
    Full-service restaurants · Arendonk · since 2023
  • Charno similar
    Full-service restaurants · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
  • CHARLO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
  • Charma similar
    Activities of head offices · Oudenburg · since 2024
  • Charca similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Linkebeek · since 2024
  • CHARAF similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
  • CHARIM similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2025
  • CHA+ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
  • Charme similar
    Development of non-residential building projects · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
  • CHARSZ similar
    Abbreviation of CHARLINE RENVERSEZ · Froidchapelle · since 2025
  • Charmé similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • CharThé similar
    Joinery installation · Tienen · since 2012
  • Charité similar
    Hove · since 2024
  • Charme similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Merelbeke-Melle · since 1967
  • Charis similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Mons · since 1991
  • C H A R A F similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 1997
  • CHA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2011
  • CHARDY similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008

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