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.
“BANIO”
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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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Braine-le-Château · since 2003
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Zwijndrecht · since 2005
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Market research and public opinion polling · Oudergem · since 1987
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2016
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Other retail sale of new goods · De Panne · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Wervik · since 2006
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Mortsel · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Asse · since 2023
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Machining of metals · Heuvelland · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt · since 2024
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Ganshoren · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Belgian Aid Network · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BEST Alumni Network · Brussel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tremelo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BINABI Alumni Network · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Baltic Artist Network · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hasselt · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · since 1999
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1993
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2015
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Abbreviation of BANTANI EDUCATION · Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Herenthout · since 2019
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Development of non-residential building projects · Brussel · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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since 2023
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Namur · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · since 2023