Changing or adding a trade name

  • 9 October 2016
  • Edited 11 March 2025
  • 1 min

Do you want to change the trade name of your company, or of your foundation or association with a business? Or add an extra trade name? You can do this via My KVK. You log in with DigiD

My KVK

You can also submit your change online (in Dutch) or using Form 14 Change business/branch details.

Rules for trade names

There are rules around choosing a trade name.

  1. Your trade name must be unique, not misleading, and not cause confusion.
  2. Check if your trade name is already listed in the Business Register or Trademark Register

Read our tips for coming up with a business name.

Frequently asked questions

How quickly we process your change depends on how you communicate your change to us. We process a change you make online faster than a change by post. Check the current processing times on our website.

If the information you provide is not correct, we will contact you.

Are you submitting a change for a future date? Then you will only see the change in the Business Register on that date. For the UBO register, you cannot submit changes with an effective date in the future. 

We cannot provide information about the status between the time of receipt and processing.

After your change has been processed in the Business Register and/or UBO register, you will receive official confirmation by letter, or digitally via your Message Box account. Are you submitting the change online? Then you will also receive confirmation by email.

You can see the details of all organisations you are currently registered with via My KVK. You also see the UBOs of an organisation for which you are allowed to file a report. And you can see your own UBO details if you yourself are listed as a UBO in the UBO register. 

It is free to submit a change. Are you registering a new business, a continuation, an acquisition, a merger, or a demerger? And will you get a new KVK number? Then you must pay a registration fee.

New KVK extract

After the change is made, you can order a KVK Business Register Extract. There is a fee for this.