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.
“SHAMS”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2026
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Vorst · since 2025
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Oostende · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Tournai · since 2011
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1980
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2025
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since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Aalst · since 2023
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2012
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2026
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1988
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Mortsel · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of LATAKIANO · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of SALM HORSES AGRI · Mixed farming · Bastogne · since 2014
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Office administrative and support services · Jette · since 2012
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Abbreviation of SUN HOPE ASSOCIATION · since 2007
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2008
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Abbreviation of SOCIETY FOR HIGH ADVANCED MANAGEMENT IN CRITICAL CARE · Specialist medical practice · Jalhay · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tournai · since 2008
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Deinze · since 2024
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · since 1996
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of RAY & DAV · Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Ath · since 2010
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Leuven · since 2010