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.
“SHAMIM”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Mortsel · since 2021
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Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2009
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SOCIETY FOR HIGH ADVANCED MANAGEMENT IN CRITICAL CARE · Specialist medical practice · Jalhay · since 2005
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 2026
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Walcourt · since 2012
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2018
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Tournai · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2026
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of LATAKIANO · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Vorst · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AM Insure Management · Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Groothandel in overig textiel · since 2005