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.
“SHAY”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Tienen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Brussel · since 2017
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Computer programming · since 2008
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Ukkel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of SHAYAN INVEST · Activities of head offices · Zoersel · since 1995
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Other technical testing and analysis · Waterloo · since 1996
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Abbreviation of SALM HORSES AGRI · Mixed farming · Bastogne · since 2014
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Cultural education · Rebecq · since 2010
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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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Literary creation · since 2025
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Abbreviation of SOSHAY Scomm · Beyne-Heusay · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Walcourt · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dendermonde · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Sport Health And Performance · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Development of residential building projects · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2011