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.
“SHIVACO”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Koekelberg · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of FIVINCO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 1988
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 2009
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Other retail sale of food · since 1983
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herselt · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dentergem · since 1988
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Andere afvalverwijdering · Ichtegem · since 1996
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other information service activities · Londerzeel · since 2016
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Site preparation · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2024