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.
“ANSO”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1991
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1990
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Hasselt · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2019
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since 1973
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Lubbeek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Anvasport · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
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Abbreviation of AMITIES NORD = SUD · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Altis Group SA · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ans · since 2000
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Site preparation · Courcelles · since 2014
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Insulation installation · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ALICE NURSING SERVICES · Namur · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2021
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Abbreviation of AERO NAUTICAL SERVICES · Keerbergen · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Erquelinnes · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CAISSE REGIONALE DE PAIEMENT D'ALLOCATIONS DE CHOMAGE FGT LIEGE HUY WAREMME · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Liège · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-le-Château · since 2008
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Abbreviation of A Nightlife Special VZW · Gent · since 2024
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2026
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Wholesale of machine tools · Gent · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Action Nord-Sud pour Organiser et Développer l'Economie rurale · Brussel · since 1999
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1994
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Psychology services · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of HANSO · Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Ukkel · since 2004
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Grez-Doiceau · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kraainem · since 2024
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Verviers · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of AN SOFIE JTJC · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Seraing · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1985
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Herentals · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 1988
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Elsene · since 1991
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1992
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Landscape service activities · Heuvelland · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zele · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Olen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Zelzate · since 2005
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Herselt · since 2005
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Assenede · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Baarle-Hertog · since 2024
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Affiliation neutre de Sécurité belge · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1988
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Mortsel · since 1999