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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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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

12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ANTE same name
    Lievegem · since 1998
  • ANTE same name
    Activities of holding companies · Eupen · since 2016
  • ANTE same name
    Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
  • Anté same name
    Activiteiten van industriële designers · Oud-Turnhout · since 2026
  • ANDANTE very similar
    Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Menen · Detailhandel in overig textiel · Menen · since 1968
  • ANDANTE very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kortenberg · since 1991
  • ANDANTE very similar
    Esneux · since 2001
  • ANDANTE very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2015
  • ANDANTE very similar
    Ukkel · since 2019
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2008
  • ANTE 18 very similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
  • AB ANTE very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Assesse · since 2006
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ANTEA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Evergem · since 1979
  • ANTEC similar
    Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Antwerpen · since 1997
  • ANTEX similar
    Wasquehal · since 2010
  • ANTEP similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kalmthout · since 2008
  • Antem similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Schilde · since 2025
  • Anteor similar
    Sierre/Valais, Suisse · since 1967
  • A.N.T.E.L.H. similar
    Abbreviation of Association nationale de Thérapie et d'Equitation de Loisir pour Handicapés - Nationale Vereniging voor Therapie en Vrijetijdspaardrijen voor Gehandicapten · since 1979
  • ANTENS similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Baarle-Hertog · since 1986
  • ANNCHANTE similar
    Wholesale of other household goods · Oosterzele · since 1992
  • ADANTE similar
    Other technical testing and analysis · Nazareth · since 1999
  • Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1994
  • A.N.T. similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Mechelen · since 2015
  • ANTEGA similar
    Computer programming · Wingene · since 2017
  • ANTERS similar
    Real estate agency activities · Gavere · since 2018
  • Retail sale of household furniture · since 1983
  • ANTEEO similar
    Name of an establishment of Business Station Management · Activities of holding companies · Huy · since 2018
  • #ANT similar
    Computer programming · Gent · since 2019
  • ASANTE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Zottegem · since 2015
  • AMANTE similar
    Wholesale of wines and spirits · Lier · since 2019
  • A.N.T. similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schoten · since 2019
  • Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 1997
  • ANTECO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
  • Anteau similar
    Plumbing work · Gent · since 2021
  • AMANTE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
  • A.N.T similar
    Abbreviation of A NOUS TUBIZE · Football clubs · Tubize · since 2022
  • ANTEOS similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Evere · since 2011
  • Computer programming · since 2012
  • AVANTE similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Herk-de-Stad · since 2003
  • Other education · since 2007
  • ANTESY similar
    Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Somme-Leuze · since 2024
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
  • ANTEXY similar
    Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
  • ANTEMM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2025
  • ASANTE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2026
  • Retail sale of antiques · since 1996
  • Antenne similar
    Contract catering and other food service activities · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1982
  • Antenor similar
    Name of an establishment of ANTENOR PAYMENT SYSTEMS · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Duffel · since 1987
  • ANTECHO similar
    Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Kapellen · since 1994
  • aDLante similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2015
  • ANTEOPS similar
    Activities of head offices · Namur · since 2015
  • Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1976
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2002
  • Antelec similar
    General electrical installation work · La Louvière · since 2026
  • ANTEP similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of antep sofrasi · Full-service restaurants · since 2018
  • ANTECO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Elsene · since 1985
  • ANTENNA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Evergem · since 2021
  • ANTENNE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Evere · since 2010

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