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.
“Janic”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Sint-Niklaas · since 1954
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1974
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Hasselt · since 1977
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Lennik · since 1988
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Removal services · since 1971
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since 1995
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of VANHOL · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Menen · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Visual arts creation · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2026
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Alken · since 1993
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 1995
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Oostende · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Holsbeek · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · KASSEL · since 2022
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2017
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Computer programming · Boortmeerbeek · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2014
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Activities of lawyers · Rotselaar · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Zutendaal · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren · since 2019
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Vorst · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2010
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Other financial services · Maaseik · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · Laarne · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Bertem · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Wevelgem · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of JAN'S BOOMGAARD · Activities of holding companies · Maarkedal · since 2008
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Abbreviation of JAN PLUS · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2005
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2007
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Plastering work · since 2008
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Wemmel · since 1987
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Rumst · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Retie · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kampenhout · since 2009
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Insulation installation · Lanaken · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Eupen · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Beerse · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Thimister-Clermont · since 2025
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Bocholt · since 2025
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Anderlecht · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · since 2026
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Boutersem · since 1992