Changing or adding a business name
Would you like to change the name of your business or add an extra business name? Then fill out the online form (only in Dutch):
Changing or adding a business name
Print, sign and post the completed form to KVK. You do not have to deliver it to KVK in person.
Checking business names
Your business name may not be identical to or closely resemble an existing business name. Use the Business Name Check tool (in Dutch) to check whether there is already a business with the same name or one that strongly resembles it. You will also find information on the conditions your business name has to meet on this page.
Why you must report the change
KVK manages the Dutch Business Register (Handelsregister). This register contains information about all Dutch companies and legal entities. The information in the Business Register helps businesses and individuals to ensure legal certainty in business transactions. This can only work if the register is kept up-to-date, and contains not only initial registrations, but also changes, such as a change in place of business, officer or your legal business structure. That is why you must inform KVK about any changes.
Veelgestelde vragen
If you report the change in the correct manner, giving all the required information, we will process it in the Business Register within 10 working days. If the information is incomplete or incorrect, we will contact you. Did you submit the change digitally? You will receive an email that the change has been received. We process digital submissions within 2 working days.
We cannot give you status information on the processing of your submission.
Are you submitting a change that will take place in the future? You will not see the change in the Business Register until the due date. The Business Register always displays the current situation.
After the information has been processed in the Business Register, you receive written confirmation per post (or digitally, if you have a Message Box account).Reporting a change is free. Are you registering a new company, a new start, a takeover, a merger or demerger, and does this result in a new registration in the Business Register and a new KVK number? You pay a one-off registration fee.
New extract
After the change has been prcoessed, you can request a new extract.
Last updated on 21 April 2021
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