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.
“De Tank”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Buggenhout · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Evara · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Gent · since 1955
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Full-service restaurants · since 2021
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 1963
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since 1976
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Ronse · since 2018
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Abbreviation of DAUBY et ASSOCIES · Fauvillers · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of DE VLEUGELS · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Houthulst · since 1985
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2022
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Brussel · since 2009
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Dental practice · Beringen · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Beringen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of KARTONNEN ZAKDOEK · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Other business support services · Opwijk · since 2024
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Nieuwpoort · since 2013
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2020
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since 1994
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 2015
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Erpe-Mere · since 1985
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Brasschaat · since 1998
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Event catering · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2011
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026