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.
“ANF”
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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General construction of residential buildings · Staden · since 2019
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Abbreviation of AMELIA NOMAD FOOD · Event catering · since 2007
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 1992
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Other business support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Anfa Projects · Joinery installation · Malle · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aartselaar · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1974
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES NEGOCIANTS DU FORUM EUROPEEN DE L'AMEUBLEMENT ET DE LA DECORATION · Brussel · since 1986
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 1994
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Wholesale of timber · Onhaye · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of VAFRA · Activities of holding companies · Brakel · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Hasselt · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · since 1979
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Waremme · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ALYNOA · Beauraing · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Oostende · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Asse · since 1991
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Wellin · since 2005