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.
“ANL”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of AMITIE NATURE ET LOISIR · Châtelet · since 1981
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Insulation installation · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Lochristi · since 1992
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Luxembourg 2449 · since 1993
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Plumbing work · Wervik · since 1998
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Abbreviation of A nous la Nuit · Liège · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 2010
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Dental practice · Leuven · since 2003
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Physiotherapy · Alken · since 2026
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Aalst · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2025
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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