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.
“AFIM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Charleroi · since 1992
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since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Grimbergen · since 1969
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Abbreviation of ACTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT · Computer programming · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
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Media representation · Zwalm · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Associasione Famiglie Italienne · Genk · since 1955
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Abbreviation of AF SERENITY · Fléron · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION FRATERNELLE INTERNATIONALE · genève · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Zemst · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Herstal · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2009
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Warehousing and storage · Grimbergen · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Malmedy · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Audaces Fortuna Iuvat · Meise · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ellezelles · since 2024
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of AccTiFiM · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kontich · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Insurance agents and brokers · Overijse · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Associazione Famiglie Italiane All Estero · Other membership organisations · Genk · since 1993
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Luxembourg · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION FRANCOPHONE DES INFIRMIER(E)S PSYCHIATRIQUES · Huy · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Dendermonde · since 2015
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Other education · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 1993
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Abbreviation of AMIS DU FONDS ISABELLE PREUD'HOMME · Mons · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS · Malmedy · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Aalter · since 2011
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Flémalle · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ganshoren · since 2011
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1986
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Trade name of Audaces Fortuna Iuvat · Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · since 2021