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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.

“Shinrin”

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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Shinrin same name
    Mortsel · since 2021
  • SHINRIN same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2022
  • SHIN very similar
    Ukkel · since 1977
  • SHIRIN very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
  • Event catering · since 2002
  • SHINRO similar
    Activities of head offices · Deerlijk · since 2026
  • SHINRAI similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Edegem · since 2017
  • Sh0Shin similar
    Other information service activities · Haaltert · since 2023
  • Shoshin similar
    Computer programming · Turnhout · since 2023
  • SHINRAI similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • Shine similar
    Name of an establishment of ILLUMINATIO · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2001
  • SHINE similar
    Translation services · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • Shinv similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2017
  • Other educational support services · since 2018
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
  • SHINE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2020
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
  • Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
  • SHINE similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Brussel · since 2022
  • Shino similar
    Full-service restaurants · Tielt-Winge · since 2023
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2005
  • SHINO similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2024
  • Shine similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Shine similar
    Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • Shiny similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other cleaning activities · since 2023

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