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.
“TANKOO”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Lievegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Tankono Association Sans But Lucratif · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Other cleaning activities · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Kampenhout · since 2026
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since 1996
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Houyet · since 1988
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Other sports activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other retail sale of new goods · Ukkel · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of JLS Loading Arm Service Belgium · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of AS-ZIA EVENT · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Anderlues · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waregem · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Overijse · since 2022
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2024