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.
“SHINES”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Arendonk · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of de chinezen · Productie van televisieprogramma's · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of ILLUMINATIO · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2001
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Translation services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other educational support services · since 2018
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · Brussel · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Waterloo · since 1992
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Bristol · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Liège · since 2019
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 1977
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Asse · since 2017
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Painting of buildings · Pajottegem · since 2018
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2022
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2023
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mons · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2025
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Wuustwezel · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · Grimbergen · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Triple S Plus · Retail sale of footwear · Elsene · since 1999
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Groothandel in vloer- en wandtegels · Ravels · since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2017
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Tielt-Winge · since 2023
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2024
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Arlon · since 2010
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Abbreviation of SHARP AND SHINE · Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2021
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Other cleaning activities · since 2023