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.
“ANRIL”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Lier · since 1995
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of DAKWERKEN APRIL · Roofing work · Opwijk · since 1986
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Ieper · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Koksijde · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Koekelberg · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2019
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2021
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2022
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1978
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Etterbeek · since 2003
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Warehousing and storage · since 2005
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Other information service activities · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vaduz · since 1978
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Ohey · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Naval Repairs · Reparatie en onderhoud van civiele schepen · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ACOUSTICS & NOISEREDUCTION · Insulation installation · Temse · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ALGEMEEN NEDERLANDS PERSBUREAU · DEN HAAG · since 1977
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Rotterdam · since 1982
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London · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of MY FISC · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Elsene · since 2022
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LUTON BEDS · since 2004