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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.

“CHARU”

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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.
  • 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

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CHARU same name
    Activities of holding companies · Florenville · since 1996
  • CHARK very similar
    Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
  • CHARL very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Liège · since 2002
  • CHARM very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2018
  • Charo very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
  • CHART very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zwevegem · since 2018
  • Chari (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
  • CHARA very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
  • Event catering · since 2023
  • Charp very similar
    Groothandel in meet-, controle- en navigatieinstrumenten · Mechelen · since 2023
  • Chark very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • CHARC very similar
    General electrical installation work · Walhain · since 2023
  • CHARE very similar
    Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • CHARA (sole trader) very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
  • Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2025
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
  • CHARp (sole trader) very similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
  • CHARLU very similar
    Mobile food service activities · Ukkel · since 2012
  • CHABRU very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lint · since 2010
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • 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
  • Charmy similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Waregem · since 1979
  • CHARCO similar
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1980
  • CHARME similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Dinant · since 1984
  • CHARES similar
    Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1990
  • Charon similar
    Bastogne · since 1991
  • CHARTA similar
    Vervaardiging van andere anorganische chemische basisproducten · Gembloux · since 1992
  • CHARLY similar
    Name of an establishment of HAVAN · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Chaudfontaine · since 1996
  • 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
  • CHARON similar
    Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · Schilde · since 2001
  • CHARRE similar
    Roofing work · Willebroek · since 2002
  • 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
  • Charlz similar
    Vervaardiging van kleding van leer en van bont · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · since 1985
  • CHAR-LI similar
    Scheduled passenger transport by road · Liège · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1985
  • Charly similar
    Kasterlee · since 2008
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1989
  • CharBi similar
    Lochristi · since 2020
  • CHARON similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2020
  • Charti similar
    Brugge · since 2021
  • Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 1998
  • Charmo similar
    Full-service restaurants · Staden · since 2021
  • CHAREL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2007
  • CHARLI similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Boutersem · since 2007
  • CHARIS similar
    Inland freight water transport · Wijnegem · since 2008
  • CHARVI similar
    Full-service restaurants · Arendonk · since 2023
  • Charno similar
    Name of NOON by Prestige · 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
  • 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

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