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.
“ANAP”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of AMICALE NAMUROISE DES AGENTS PROVINCIAUX · Namur · since 2001
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Aalst · since 2011
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Aide aux Nécessiteux anderlechtois · Anderlecht · since 1981
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lanaken · since 1997
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Rumst · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Antech Belgium · Veterinary services · Namur · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2005
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Châtelet · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Altera Nobis Association · Brussel · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Torhout · since 2019
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Onhaye · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Ledegem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association Nationale d'Aide aux Sinistres · Brussel · since 1940
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Abbreviation of Nationale Vereniging tot Steun aan Gehandicapte Personen · Etterbeek · since 1931
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Funeral services · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Abbreviation of De Vereniging voor Nigerianen-Afrikanen in België - Association of Nigerians-Africans in Belgium · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of SIMPLY FOOD · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2017
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2021
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Evere · since 2021
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ANAS-B · Full-service restaurants · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
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Floreffe · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2025
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General medical practice · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2010
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1997
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Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association nationale des Amis et Parents d'Handicapés épileptiques · Huy · since 1987
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2018