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.
“AFIMAN”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Malmedy · since 2008
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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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Plastering work · Anderlecht · since 1984
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Abbreviation of AV - INVEST & MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2022
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Charleroi · since 1992
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since 2003
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Insurance agents and brokers · Overijse · since 2006
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Insurance agents and brokers · Grimbergen · since 1969
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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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ellezelles · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Painting of buildings · since 2025