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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“TESNIM”

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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • TESNIM same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · Zaventem · since 2025
  • Tes-Im very similar
    Abbreviation of Tessenderlo Immobiliën · Mijas Costa,Malaga · since 1971
  • TASNIM very similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Ukkel · since 2020
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
  • Other education · since 2025
  • TASNIM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
  • TASNIM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Menen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • TESNO similar
    Abbreviation of Tesnolineikata · Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2018

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