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.
“Anvin”
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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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2018
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Other personal services · 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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General construction of residential buildings · Aartselaar · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VERZEKERINGEN VAN HET NOTARIAAT · Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen niet-leven · Brussel · since 1935
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of SALHI · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2019
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Brugge · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of AL MALIKI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Amay · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Meise · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2005
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Laakdal · since 2022
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Psychology services · Malle · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Schoten · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ANIMATIEGROEP NIEUWSTAD VEURNE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Veurne · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Crisnée · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Brecht · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Book publishing · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Durbuy · since 2009
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Site preparation · since 2012