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.
“Charell”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Niklaas · since 1973
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General cleaning of buildings · Destelbergen · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Chicks with Tricks · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tienen · since 2026
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Event catering · Zaventem · since 2021
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Jodoigne · since 1988
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2006
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kontich · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2000
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 2022
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Dour · since 2025
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Wavre · since 1987
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Other tax advisory services · Izegem · since 1997
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Kortrijk · since 1998
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Brussel · since 1999
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · since 2026
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Joinery installation · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Hannut · since 2019
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Florenville · since 1996
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Liège · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Zwevegem · since 2018
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Other education · since 2020
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1995
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1980
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Event catering · since 2023
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Groothandel in meet-, controle- en navigatieinstrumenten · Mechelen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Walhain · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of C.T.L.-FASHION · Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · Brussel · since 1980
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Maarkedal · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2011