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.
“Candle”
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
27 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Candle Research · Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Association Candle ASBL · Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Ohey · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2025
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · since 2001
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · ECHT · since 2026
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2021
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2024
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Groothandel in porselein en glaswerk · since 2002
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Charleroi · since 2007
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2013
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2024
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Funeral services · since 2019
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cultural education · since 2010
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Lasne · since 2000
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Wholesale of other household goods · Remicourt · since 2024
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Other construction installation · since 2026
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of BONITA MOSA · Cafés and bars · Schoten · since 2008
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Bredene · since 2004
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Abbreviation of CONTRACTORS and CONSULTING · Zevenhuizen-Rotterdam · since 1990
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Abbreviation of COMPUTERS and CONCEPTION · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Compagnie des Arbalétriers de Notre-Dame de Dinant · Activities of other sports clubs · Dinant · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van buizen, pijpen, holle profielen en fittings daarvoor, van staal · Zoersel · since 2014
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets)
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Floor and wall tiling · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1989
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Growing of flowers · Kraainem · since 2004
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Freight transport by road · Mechelen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 1995
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2022
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2012
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Lochristi · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 1995
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Koksijde · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1995
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Activities of lawyers · Zandhoven · since 2019
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Computer programming · Bertem · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Deinze · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Brugge · since 2012
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PARIS · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Courcelles · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2026
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Temse · since 1978