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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.

“SHAMSY”

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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SHAMSY same name
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Vorst · since 2025
  • SHAMS very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2018
  • SHAMS very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2026
  • HAMSY very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2025
  • Shamsy Cliche very similar
    Dental practice · Ciney · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
  • SHAMS 66 similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Oostende · since 2025
  • SHAMS TEX similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • SHAMS VIP similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2024
  • SHAMI similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1987
  • SHAMA similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Anderlecht · since 1997
  • Shamo similar
    Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Tournai · since 2011
  • Joinery installation · since 2026
  • SHAMAS similar
    Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1980
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1988
  • SHAMIM similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Mortsel · since 2021
  • Shamra similar
    Name of an establishment of LATAKIANO · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • Shamir similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • AMSY similar
    Riemst · since 2019
  • Sham similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 2020

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