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.
“ANILA”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2018
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Kippenkwekerijen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1997
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2018
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2024
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2025
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Other business support services · Bonheiden · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waimes · since 2009
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1971
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Antwerpen · since 2004
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Activiteiten van makelaars en agenten voor elektriciteit en aardgas · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Schilde · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AMAREBE N'IMENA · Oudergem · since 1998
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Evere · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Autour de Nos Images · Hannut · since 2011
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Abbreviation of L’Aquarium des Nageurs d’Ixelles · Elsene · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2025
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since 2018
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Anderlecht · since 1985
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Raising of other animals · since 2014
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since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · De Panne · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Harelbeke · since 2021
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Wholesale of other food products · Charleroi · since 2022
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2002