Skip to content

Is your company name still free?

Compared with the KBO register · free

Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“ARIF”

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.

Same or very similar names

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2023
  • ARIF same name
    Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
  • ARIF same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other technical testing and analysis · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1991
  • Sole trader very similar
    Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • A.R.I. similar
    Abbreviation of AGENCE DE RECHERCHE ET D'INFORMATION · Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Elsene · since 1983
  • A.R.I. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Réfugiés iraniens en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 1986
  • A.R.I. similar
    Abbreviation of ART, RECHERCHE ET INVESTISSEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · Kraainem · since 1993
  • ARI similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
  • Arifam similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Wetteren · since 2010
  • A.R.I similar
    Abbreviation of ART Research Institute · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Namur · since 2020
  • ARIFIN similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Herent · since 2022
  • ARI similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
  • A.R.I. similar
    Abbreviation of ANTWERP RAIL INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • A.R.I. similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Diest · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · since 2020
  • Arifisc similar
    Other business support services · Lichtervelde · since 2024
  • ARIA similar
    Abbreviation of ARIA ARCHTITECTES ASSOCIES · Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1986
  • ARIO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Halle · since 1987
  • ARIA similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION RECHERCHE ET INITIATIVEARTISTIQUE · Elsene · since 1987
  • A.R.I.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Action et Recherche Interculturelles Arabes · Verviers · since 1991
  • ARIA similar
    Abbreviation of Atelier de Recherche informatique avancée · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1995
  • ARIA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 1997
  • ARID similar
    Brugge · since 2000
  • ARIA similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2002
  • ARIX similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2013
  • Sole trader similar
    Other legal services · since 2014
  • ARIB similar
    Abbreviation of L'Association des Roumains Indépendants de Belgique · Defensie · Ath · since 2017
  • ARIA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • Aria similar
    Abbreviation of Aria Consultancy · Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Plumbing work · since 2020
  • Arie similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • ARIS similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Wielsbeke · since 2020
  • ARIA similar
    Liège · since 2021
  • AriB similar
    Abbreviation of ARCHITECTS IN BRUSSELS · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2009
  • ARIA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waregem · since 2009
  • Aria similar
    Name of an establishment of SAYNA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kuurne · since 2010
  • ARIN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2011
  • Arin similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2011
  • A.R.I.S. similar
    Abbreviation of Agence de Renseignements, d'Investigations et de Surveillance · Investigation and private security services · Liège · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
  • ARI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1992
  • ARI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of AMENAGEMENTS RENOVATIONS IMMOBILIERES · Roofing work · Farciennes · since 2000
  • A.R.I. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of A.R.I. Company · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Mechelen · since 2016
  • A.R.I.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Agence pour le Renouveau par l'informatisation et l'Automatisation · Liège · since 1984
  • Aria similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Oudenaarde · since 1994
  • ARIK similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
  • Arin similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2021

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

Next steps