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.
“CANER”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Brussel · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2026
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Activities of company auditors · Boortmeerbeek · since 2019
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since 2025
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Rixensart · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 2015
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Translation services · since 1994
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Ukkel · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2011
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gistel · since 2015
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Computer programming · Rixensart · since 2021
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1983
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Abbreviation of CAN AUTOMAT NETWORK · Rotterdam · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zelzate · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ceinture Alimentaire Namuroise · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Camerata Aetas Nova · Leuven · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'AFFAIRES NATALIS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DIMKISOL · Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Herk-de-Stad · since 1981
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Veterinary services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2020
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Dental practice · since 2024