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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.

“Ariex”

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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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  • 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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Ariex same name
    Office administrative and support services · Menen · since 2025
  • ARIEL very similar
    Name of an establishment of GIULIA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ans · since 1978
  • ARIES very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 1997
  • ARIES very similar
    Blankenberge · since 2000
  • ARIEN very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mortsel · since 2021
  • ARIES (sole trader) very similar
    Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van beton, cement en gips · since 2021
  • Ariel (sole trader) very similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · since 2023
  • arien (sole trader) very similar
    Other retail sale of food · since 2026
  • Arimex very similar
    Nunspeet · since 1983
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2013
  • ARINEX very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 2023
  • ARIMEX very similar
    Wholesale of other household goods · VILNIUS · since 2025
  • ARIES very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of SADEMI · Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2013
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Arie similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • Finishing of textiles · since 2021
  • 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
  • A.R.I similar
    Abbreviation of ART Research Institute · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Namur · since 2020
  • 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
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • Gieten van staal · since 2020
  • Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 1991
  • ARIALEX similar
    Activities of bailiffs · Merbes-le-Château · since 2019
  • Arience similar
    Namur · since 2021
  • Aries MW similar
    Abbreviation of Aries MetalWork · Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Philippeville · since 2022
  • ARIES LT similar
    Les Bons Villers · since 2023
  • ARIENCO similar
    Terneuzen · since 2006
  • 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

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