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“Filan”

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14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FILAN same name
    Other business support services · Zwevegem · since 2018
  • Filan same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Kruisem · since 2011
  • FILAND very similar
    Waregem · since 1989
  • Sole trader very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
  • FILANI very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2023
  • Filal very similar
    Veterinary services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
  • FILAO very similar
    Materials recovery from waste · Charleroi · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1981
  • Sole trader very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1981
  • Filas very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 2007
  • FEILAN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2018
  • FILTAN very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zelzate · since 2018
  • FILAO very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1981
  • FILAT very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2009
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Fila similar
    Name of an establishment of FILA BENELUX · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Brussel · since 1983
  • FILA similar
    Biella · since 1986
  • FILANDA similar
    Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • FILANDO similar
    Activities of head offices · Damme · since 2023
  • FILANTEX similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Pittem · since 1988
  • FIL AND CO similar
    Abbreviation of FIL AND COMPANY · Activities of interior architects · Namur · since 1991
  • FILANORA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Grimbergen · since 2022
  • FILANUSCH similar
    Name of an establishment of SALFI MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2007
  • FILACO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2002
  • F.I.L. similar
    Abbreviation of FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE Du LAIT · Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Schaarbeek · since 1955
  • F.I.L. similar
    Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gent · since 1982
  • Fil similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1985
  • FIL similar
    Charleroi · since 1989
  • F.I.L. similar
    Name of an establishment of MANFILCONSTRUCT · General construction of residential buildings · Namur · since 1992
  • F/il similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • FIL similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • FILAARD similar
    Groothandel in consumptieaardappelen · Putte · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Detailhandel in kantoorbehoeften · since 2026
  • FITPLAN similar
    Name of an establishment of MOOZE WEST · Other software publishing · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2015
  • FINPLAN similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Wervik · since 2016
  • Filagro similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Oostrozebeke · since 2005
  • Filosan similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
  • Filarco similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2022
  • FINALAN similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Ronse · since 2012
  • FILYOAN similar
    Joinery installation · Brussel · since 2012
  • FILAMMO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wetteren · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
  • Filantropie similar
    Cafés and bars · Kontich · since 2019
  • FILANTROPIA similar
    Other educational support services · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • i-LAN similar
    Computer programming · Kampenhout · since 2025
  • F.I.L.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Ukkel · since 1962
  • Sole trader similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2010

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.
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