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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Anfarma”

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.

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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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Anfarma same name
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • ANAFARMA very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
  • Anarma very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2017
  • A.S. Farma very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 1984
  • LN FARMA very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Keerbergen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Arma similar
    Abbreviation of Immo Herckenrode · Hasselt · since 1961
  • Arma similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1970
  • ARMA similar
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Messancy · since 1983
  • ARMA similar
    Ans · since 1986
  • ARMA similar
    Activities of building architects · Kasterlee · since 1990
  • ARMA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herk-de-Stad · since 1996
  • ARMA similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Seneffe · since 2015
  • ARMA similar
    Activities of head offices · Beernem · since 2016
  • ANFA similar
    Other business support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
  • ANFA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2019
  • Anfa similar
    Abbreviation of Anfa Projects · Joinery installation · Malle · since 2020
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
  • ARMA similar
    Groothandel in schoeisel · Nivelles · since 2012
  • ARMA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hannut · since 2004
  • ARMA similar
    Abbreviation of ARMA FRUIT · Mixed farming · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
  • ANFA similar
    Antwerpen · since 2005
  • Other cleaning activities · since 2026
  • Arma similar
    Other business support services · Ternat · since 2026
  • Houmanfarma similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Meise · since 1991
  • Andema Farma similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2008
  • APOFARMA similar
    Brussel · since 1989
  • EVN Farma similar
    Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2026
  • A.N.F.A.D. similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES NEGOCIANTS DU FORUM EUROPEEN DE L'AMEUBLEMENT ET DE LA DECORATION · Brussel · since 1986
  • FARMA similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • FARMA+ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2007

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