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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.

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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

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ANID same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Annid similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Lede · since 2020
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • Anidan similar
    Elsegem · since 1969
  • ANI similar
    Abbreviation of AMAREBE N'IMENA · Oudergem · since 1998
  • ANIDRO similar
    Computer programming · Leopoldsburg · since 2000
  • ANI similar
    Evere · since 2000
  • Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1997
  • AN.i similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kalmthout · since 2021
  • ANIDOC similar
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Kortenberg · since 2011
  • A.N.I. similar
    Abbreviation of Autour de Nos Images · Hannut · since 2011
  • ANI similar
    Abbreviation of L’Aquarium des Nageurs d’Ixelles · Elsene · since 2025
  • Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
  • ANI similar
    Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • Anil similar
    Gent · since 1971
  • ANIP similar
    Abbreviation of Association Nationale Interprofessionnelle du Secteur Pharmaceutique Production Distribution Dispensation · Brussel · since 1956
  • ANIA similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1983
  • ANIS similar
    Roofing work · Schaarbeek · since 1984
  • ANIA similar
    Fleurus · since 1991
  • ANIC similar
    Boutersem · since 1992
  • ANIS similar
    Gent · since 1992
  • ANIX similar
    Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • anib similar
    Abbreviation of association des nigeriens de bruxelles · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
  • ANIT similar
    Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2018
  • ANiB similar
    Abbreviation of Australian Network in Belgium · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
  • ANIT similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ardooie · since 2020
  • ANIK similar
    Activities of building architects · Kortrijk · since 2021
  • ANIZ similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Vorst · since 2021
  • ANIC similar
    Activities of lawyers · Lievegem · since 2021
  • Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
  • Anil similar
    Antwerpen · since 2004
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2005
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
  • ANIDOCKS similar
    Veterinary services · Brussel · since 2023
  • Anidif similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1984
  • Sanid similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1973

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