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.
“TANICO”
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
32 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Essen · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorselaar · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1986
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since 1982
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Blégny · since 1990
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2006
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Beernem · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Turnhout · since 1937
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Soignies · since 1980
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Lennik · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 1989
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Oupeye · since 1994
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Dessel · since 1994
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Real estate agency activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2000
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Plastering work · Geraardsbergen · since 2000
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Plumbing work · since 2015
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Plumbing work · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Plumbing work · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · Oosterzele · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Lochristi · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Braine-le-Château · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van deuren en vensters van kunststof · Geetbets · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Deinze · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2024
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Other education · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Kortenberg · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Chaudfontaine · since 2026
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oostende · since 1994
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Lasne · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Cohousing Botanico · Leuven · since 2019
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Avelgem · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of VROMAN INVEST · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Oostrozebeke · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Torhout · since 2021
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Liège · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of VESUVIA · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · La Louvière · since 2006
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Pet boarding · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Blankenberge · since 1978
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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Liège · since 2014
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Retail sale of games and toys · Brussel · since 2019