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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.

“CHARES”

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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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CHARES same name
    Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1990
  • CHARE very similar
    Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • CHAREX very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Jodoigne · since 1988
  • CHAREL very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
  • Charel very similar
    Name of an establishment of Chicks with Tricks · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tienen · since 2026
  • Other retail sale of new goods · since 2017
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2008
  • Charles very similar
    Freight transport by road · Poperinge · since 2024
  • CARES very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1983
  • CARES very similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE ACADEMIQUE DE RECHERCHE ET D'EXPERIMENTATION EN SANTE · Other research and development on natural sciences · Liège · since 2013
  • CHAES very similar
    Rotterdam · since 2022
  • CHADES very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Couvin · since 2003
  • CHARMES very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Châtelet · since 1988
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
  • Charell similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Niklaas · since 1973
  • CHARECO similar
    Wavre · since 1987
  • CHAR similar
    Other tax advisory services · Izegem · since 1997
  • CHAR similar
    Kortrijk · since 1998
  • CHAR similar
    Brussel · since 1999
  • C.H.A.R. similar
    Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
  • Verwerking van thee en koffie · since 2026
  • CHARLIE'S similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1991
  • Charelle similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Destelbergen · since 2016
  • Landscape service activities · since 2016
  • Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
  • Charlie S similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · Holsbeek · since 2017
  • CHAREMA 1 similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2017
  • CHAREMA 2 similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2017
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
  • Mobile food service activities · since 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
  • CHARENTAY similar
    Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2015
  • CHARENTOS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • Chareltje similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kontich · since 2024
  • CHAROY similar
    Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1988
  • CHARON similar
    Heusden-Zolder · since 1990
  • Charpa similar
    Abbreviation of Charming Partners · Gent · since 1993
  • CHARLU similar
    Mobile food service activities · Ukkel · since 2012
  • Translation services · since 2016
  • Charlz similar
    Vervaardiging van kleding van leer en van bont · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2020
  • CHARON similar
    Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2020
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2003
  • Charma similar
    Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Oudenburg · since 2024
  • CHARAF similar
    Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
  • Charmé similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • CHARENTE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Maarkedal · since 1988

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