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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.
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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.
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- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Photo and Imaging Association · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 1966
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Abbreviation of PREMIUM INCENTIVE ASSOCATION · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of P.I.A. PITYVE · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & ADVICE · Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Pastoraal Informatiecentrum Antwerpen · Activities of religious organisations · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1981
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Tielt · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1990
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation · Karachi · since 1972
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brugge · since 2013
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Jalhay · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2011
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Activities of interior architects · Boechout · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2021
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Other legal services · Tremelo · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2011
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Riemst · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2026
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Brussel · since 1923
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Name of an establishment of HOVA · General construction of residential buildings · Herk-de-Stad · since 1994
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Floor and wall tiling · Arendonk · since 1997
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Gent · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2003
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Poperinge · since 2024
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Abbreviation of PROTECTAS INVESTMENTS · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 1993
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Abbreviation of PROSPECTIVE INTERNATIONALE · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of POWER INSTALLATION · General electrical installation work · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRALE PREVENTIEDIENST VOOR DE SECTOR VAN DE UITZENDARBEID · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of PEOPLE INTENT · Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2002
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Abbreviation of PROSPEX INSTITUTE · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Pulsitive.impact · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of PI-EUCC · Advertising agencies · Schilde · since 2017
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Abbreviation of PORTUNO International · Other business support services · Wetteren · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2009
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Abbreviation of PEOPLE & INNOVATION · Graphic design and visual communication · Elsene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of PEOPLE INVEST · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Pendragon Investments · Buying and selling of own real estate · Holsbeek · since 2007
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Elsene · since 2008
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Oostende · since 1987
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Knokke-Heist · since 1998