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.
“SHIFA”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2008
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Abbreviation of SOCIAL HAPPINESS WITH FUTURE TEACHING · Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Elsene · since 1994
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Socio-cultural adult education · Boortmeerbeek · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wervik · since 2018
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Name of vzw De Verffabriek · Gent · since 2021
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · since 2011
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Kampenhout · since 2026
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General medical practice · Waimes · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1991
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General medical practice · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2003
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Blégny · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Riemst · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · Liège · since 2025
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of 3B Constructions et Toitures · General construction of residential buildings · Lens (Hainaut) · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Straightforward Human Impact · Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of SUITE HOME INTERIOR · Other building finishing work · Floreffe · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2026
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Genappe · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herve · since 2024
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2026
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2026
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2017
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Wholesale of other food products · Antwerpen · since 2022