Name check

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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.

“CIE”

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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

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

C.I.E. same name

Abbreviation of Carrefour de l'Informatique et de l'Electronique · Vorst · since 1983
C.I.E. same name

Abbreviation of CONSORTIUM IMMOBILIER EUROPEEN · Real estate agency activities · Liège · since 1989
C.I.E. same name

Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE IMMOBILIERE EUROPEENNE · Evere · since 1991
CIE same name

Insurance agents and brokers · Brussel · since 2013
C.I.E. same name

Abbreviation of CH INVESTMENTS & ENGINEERING · Development of residential building projects · Trooz · since 2015
CIE same name

Abbreviation of LES INDUSTRIES DU VELO EN EUROPE · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2019
c-ie same name

Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2019
C.I.E. same name

Abbreviation of Continuous Ion Exchange · Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Tielt-Winge · since 2022
Cie. same name

Activities of head offices · Alken · since 2023
CIE same name

Abbreviation of Commenda Invest & Estate · Other tax advisory services · Zwevegem · since 2005
CIE same name

Abbreviation of CARIGNEVA · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Diest · since 2024
C.I.E. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation

Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE D'INVESTISSEMENTS EUROPE · since 2002
Cie P very similar

Abbreviation of Compagnie P VZW · Antwerpen · since 2015
CIE N. very similar

Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE NEANDERTAL · Literary creation · Vorst · since 2020
Cie BB very similar

Abbreviation of Cie le Brame de la Biche · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Elsene · since 2018
Cie Lü very similar

Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
Cie AM very similar

Abbreviation of Cie Arsenic et Mignardises · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 2026
CD&cie very similar

Veterinary services · Eghezée · since 2023
CJ & cie very similar

Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 2025

Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

Ciem similar

Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1968
C.I.E.T. similar

Abbreviation of Comptoir d'Importation et d'Exportation de Textiles · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1934
CIEP similar

Abbreviation of Club International d'Echange Philatelique · Brussel · since 1957
C.I.E.L. similar

Abbreviation of Centre international d'Etudes du Lindane · Brussel · since 1974
C.I.E.L. similar

Abbreviation of Crédit Immobilier, Etude, Logement · Real estate agency activities · Quaregnon · since 1977
CIEL similar

Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 1979
C.I.E.L. similar

Abbreviation of Centre interscolaire d'Echanges laïques · Elsene · since 1980
C.I.E.C. similar

Abbreviation of CENTRE D'INFORMATION ET D'ETUDE SUR LE CHIEN · Other personal services · Rixensart · since 1985
C.I.E.M. similar

Abbreviation of CENTRE D'INFORMATION ET ETUDES MAGHREBINES · Etterbeek · since 1989
C.I.E.S. similar

Abbreviation of Centre international d'Echanges sportifs · Ciney · since 1991
C.I.E.C. similar

Abbreviation of CABINET INTERNATIONAL D'EXPERTISE COMPTABLE · Other tax advisory services · Ukkel · since 1995
C.I.E.L. similar

Abbreviation of CENTRO ITALIA @ESPACE LOGISTIQUE@ · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Charleroi · since 1999
CIEP similar

Abbreviation of CENTRE D'INFORMATION ET D'EDUCATION POPULAIRE · Vocational training · Schaarbeek · since 2001
C.I.E.L. similar

Abbreviation of Creative.Independent.Ecological.Life · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2015
CIEL similar

Libramont-Chevigny · since 2018
C.I.E.G. similar

Abbreviation of CRECHE L'ILE AUX ENFANTS DE GOMA · Nutrition and dietetics services · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
CIEL similar

Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2021
CIER (sole trader) similar

Activities of building architects · since 2022
Ciek (sole trader) similar

Office administrative and support services · since 2024
CIEV similar

Abbreviation of CENTRE INTERNATIONAL ESPERANCE ET VIE · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
@-CIEL similar

Activities of head offices · Deinze · since 2003
CCIE similar

Other printing · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2003
CIES similar

Photography, excluding press photography · Pajottegem · since 2024
Ciel similar

Other non-specialised retail sale · Mechelen · since 2025
Ciel (sole trader) similar

Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
Ciel (sole trader) similar

Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
CIEC similar

Abbreviation of Centre for Indo-European Cooperation · Etterbeek · since 2025
CIEL similar

Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2025
CIER similar

Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Trooz · since 2025
C.I.E.R.E. similar

Abbreviation of Centre international d'Etudes et de Recherches de l'Environnement · Brussel · since 1970
CIEDE similar

Abbreviation of Comite Interprofessionnel pour l'Etude et la Defense de l'Elevage · Brussel · since 1962
CIELS similar

Abbreviation of CIELSoftware · Investigation and private security services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1984
C.I.E.E.A. similar

Abbreviation of Centre d'Information et d'Encadrement des Etudiants africains · Brussel · since 1991
CIEGO similar

Abbreviation of Centre d'Information, d'Etudes, de Gestion et d'Organisation · Schaarbeek · since 1994
C.I.E.C.A. similar

Abbreviation of Commission internationale des Examens de Conduite automobile ou International Driving Test Committee · Other membership organisations · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1995
CIEPV similar

Abbreviation of CENTRE D'INFORMATION ET D'EDUCATION POPULAIRE VERVIETOIS · Vocational training · Verviers · since 2002
CIECN similar

Abbreviation of COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL D'ESTHETIQUE-COSMETIQUE · Namur · since 2014
Citie similar

Name of an establishment of Joyn4Local · Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2016
CIEL 2 similar

Vermogensbeheer · Zulte · since 2020
CIEBL similar

Abbreviation of COURRIER INTERNATIONAL EBL · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Etterbeek · since 2009
CIELO (sole trader) similar

Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2008
CIEED similar

Abbreviation of Conseil international des Experts Européens au Développement · Brussel · since 2024
Cielo (sole trader) similar

Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2024
CieCo similar

Business and other management consultancy · Oostrozebeke · since 2025
CIELF similar

Abbreviation of Communauté Internationale des Entrepreneurs et Leaders francophones · Other business support services · Courcelles · since 2026
C.I.I.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation

Abbreviation of Centro de Informacion Immobiliaria para Espana · Elsene · since 1981

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