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.
“Chesten”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Sports and recreation education · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2026
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Namur · since 2001
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2025
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · La Louvière · since 2020
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Abbreviation of CHEN INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Temse · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · Holsbeek · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of O'SEANT PARTNER · Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 1987
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Abbreviation of China Europe Strategy Solutions · Translation services · Gent · since 2003
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Leuven · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment
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Abbreviation of CHESS IN HEALTH · Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2010
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Abbreviation of CATERING HOSPITALITY EVENTS SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS · Event catering · Wetteren · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Ieper · since 2025
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Antwerpen · since 2026