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.
“SHIVAY”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herselt · since 2025
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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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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Koekelberg · since 1991
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Other personal services · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Lasne · since 2022
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Asse · since 2009
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Vocational training · since 2005
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waterloo · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van onderdelen van elektrische installaties · Veurne · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2025