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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Carnem”

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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.

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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

14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Carnem same name
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Rijkevorsel · since 2019
  • CARPE CARNEM very similar
    Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Lubbeek · since 2015
  • Carne (sole trader) very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 2025
  • CARNET very similar
    Other retail sale of food · Ranst · since 2016
  • CARNEX very similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Nijlen · since 2009
  • Carnea very similar
    Kortrijk · since 2024
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
  • Carneo very similar
    Activities of head offices · Waasmunster · since 2025
  • Carnex! very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Moorslede · since 2025
  • C.A.R.E.M. very similar
    Abbreviation of Centre autonome de Recherche et d'Etude marxiste · Oudergem · since 1972
  • CARDEM very similar
    BOIS-DE-HAYE · since 1982
  • Floor and wall tiling · since 2024
  • Carne very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of BDP Foodbrands · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2021
  • CAR.NET very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Tournai · since 2000
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CarNext similar
    Name of an establishment of AXUS · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Zaventem · since 1946
  • CAR-N similar
    Abbreviation of Conseiller, Accompagner, Rencontrer - Namur · Namur · since 1990
  • Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1982
  • CARNETI similar
    Other legal services · Etterbeek · since 2011
  • Carneool similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2014
  • CARNA similar
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2000
  • General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
  • Joinery installation · since 2021
  • CarnetPsy similar
    Psychology services · Braives · since 2024
  • CARNOL similar
    Name of an establishment of CHAUX ET DOLOMIES · Winning van kalksteen, gips, leisteen en andere steen · Eupen · since 1968
  • CARNOR similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1974
  • CARNOX similar
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1984
  • CARNAT similar
    Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1987
  • CARNIC similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ninove · since 1997
  • CARNAC similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Ingelmunster · since 1999
  • CARNIC similar
    Turnhout · since 2013
  • CARNYS similar
    Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Tielt · since 2014
  • Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1995
  • CARNAT similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2016
  • Carnal similar
    Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • CARNAC similar
    Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2003
  • CARNA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wommelgem · since 1990
  • CARNIS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zutendaal · since 2023

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