Name check
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.
“PIVA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lennik · since 1990
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 1982
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Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Vleteren · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Vleteren · since 2025
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Keerbergen · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Stavelot · since 2019
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1987
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Waregem · since 1999
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Bouw van civiele schepen en drijvend materieel · since 1975
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Abbreviation of PRIMAKO · Herk-de-Stad · since 1970
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Kortrijk · since 1995
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Insurance agents and brokers · Halle · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2001
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2019
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Raising of horses and other equines · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other education · Houthulst · since 2021
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Support activities for crop production · Hoegaarden · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2009
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Translation services · Schilde · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Piet Van Poppel · Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 2012
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Trade name of DR. VAN BRAECKEL P. - anesthesie-reanimatie · Specialist medical practice · Oudenaarde · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of vzw ‘de Rand’ · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Wemmel · since 1996
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Anzegem · since 2011
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Waremme · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Leuven · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ittre · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Harelbeke · since 2011
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2013