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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.

“SHIFTED”

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.

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SHIFTED same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Genappe · since 2022
  • Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2026
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SHIFT similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIAL HAPPINESS WITH FUTURE TEACHING · Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
  • SHIFT similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Elsene · since 1994
  • SHIFT similar
    Socio-cultural adult education · Boortmeerbeek · since 2016
  • Shift similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wervik · since 2018
  • Shif---t* similar
    Name of vzw De Verffabriek · Gent · since 2021
  • Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · since 2011
  • Shift similar
    Kampenhout · since 2026
  • SHIFTERS similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Roeselare · since 2018
  • Shifterz similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Holsbeek · since 2026
  • Shiftⁿ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2001
  • Shiftz similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2003
  • SHIFTT similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Blégny · since 2020
  • SHIFTR similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Riemst · since 2024
  • Shifta similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2025
  • Shifti similar
    Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · Liège · since 2025
  • SHIFT+Z similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
  • SHIFTERPRO similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Meise · since 2022
  • SHIFTER PRO similar
    Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
  • SHIFT IT similar
    Computer programming · Kontich · since 2001
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2022
  • SHIFT-IT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herve · since 2024
  • Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2026
  • Other education · since 2025
  • Shiftbox similar
    Name of an establishment of TCOFLEET · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • Shifting similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lommel · since 2021
  • SHIFAMED similar
    General medical practice · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
  • Shiftrow similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beernem · since 2026
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
  • SHIFA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2008
  • Interior design · since 2014
  • since 2011
  • Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2026

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