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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.

“anc.io”

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

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • anc.io same name
    Other information service activities · Leuven · since 2020
  • ANCION very similar
    Name of an establishment of ICS Partners · Buying and selling of own real estate · Liège · since 2018
  • ANCION (sole trader) very similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
  • Ancia very similar
    Name of an establishment of Isolans · Insulation installation · Bredene · since 2011
  • ANCIA (sole trader) very similar
    Event catering · since 2026
  • Ancia (sole trader) very similar
    Site preparation · since 2025
  • LANCIO very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • ANC very similar
    Abbreviation of Auto Moto Club · Aubel · since 1952
  • A.N.C. very similar
    Abbreviation of ALBERT NYSSENS CORPORATION · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Edegem · since 1985
  • A.N.C. very similar
    Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Eeklo · since 1987
  • ANC very similar
    Abbreviation of AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRES · Johannesburg 2001 · since 1999
  • A.N.C. very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Elsene · since 2017
  • ANC very similar
    Abbreviation of Amics Neerlandofons de Catalunya · Brussel · since 2018
  • ANC very similar
    Insulation installation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2019
  • ANC (sole trader) very similar
    Gieten van ijzer · since 1974
  • A-N.C. very similar
    Abbreviation of Art-Nine Consult · Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 2024
  • ANC very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Bredene · since 2025
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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