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“CANEL”

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Same or very similar names

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CANEL same name
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Rixensart · since 2021
  • Canelo very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gistel · since 2015
  • CANELL very similar
    Computer programming · Rixensart · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1983
  • CANEX very similar
    Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
  • Caner very similar
    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Brussel · since 1989
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
  • CANER very similar
    Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2026
  • CHANEL very similar
    Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Brussel · since 1928
  • CANCEL very similar
    Other construction installation · Floreffe · since 2000
  • Sole trader very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1986
  • Sole trader very similar
    Support activities for animal production · since 1994
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1995
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CANELAS similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 1992
  • Sole trader similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
  • CANERO similar
    Activities of company auditors · Boortmeerbeek · since 2019
  • C.A.N. similar
    Abbreviation of CAN AUTOMAT NETWORK · Rotterdam · since 1991
  • CAN similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1993
  • CAN similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1996
  • CAN similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • CAN similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2006
  • CAN similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zelzate · since 2019
  • CAN similar
    Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2020
  • CAN similar
    Abbreviation of Ceinture Alimentaire Namuroise · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2025
  • CAN similar
    Abbreviation of Camerata Aetas Nova · Leuven · since 2009
  • CAN similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE D'AFFAIRES NATALIS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
  • Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • CANEPRO similar
    Name of an establishment of DIMKISOL · Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Herk-de-Stad · since 1981
  • Canette similar
    Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 1991
  • CANETIS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Manufacture of jewellery · since 2024
  • Carenel similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
  • CANEQUI similar
    Veterinary services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2020
  • MICANEL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2020
  • CANIFEL similar
    Veterinary services · Lommel · since 2021
  • COMANEL similar
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Roeselare · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Construction of roads and motorways · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Dental practice · since 2024
  • Canadel similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2019
  • ANEL similar
    Gent · since 1991
  • Anel similar
    Hasselt · since 2008

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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