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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.

“PIVAN”

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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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PIVAN same name
    Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Waregem · since 1999
  • PIVANO very similar
    Other education · Houthulst · since 2021
  • PIVAM very similar
    Ukkel · since 1987
  • PIVAM (sole trader) very similar
    Bouw van civiele schepen en drijvend materieel · since 1975
  • PIVA I very similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Vleteren · since 2025
  • SPIVAN very similar
    Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Wingene · since 1992
  • PIEVAN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Walhain · since 2016
  • EPIVAN very similar
    General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2012
  • PIRVAN very similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Middelkerke · since 2025
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PIVA similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · Lennik · since 1990
  • Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 1982
  • PIVANTO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2024
  • PIVANOS similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
  • Pivandes similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Harelbeke · since 2011
  • PIVANDOS similar
    Landscape service activities · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2011
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2013
  • PIVABO similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Kortrijk · since 1995
  • PIVAKS similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Halle · since 1999
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2001
  • Pivaco similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2019
  • Pivaux similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • PIVACO similar
    Support activities for crop production · Hoegaarden · since 2022
  • PIVALI similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2009
  • PI VA RO similar
    Translation services · Schilde · since 2010
  • PiVaPo similar
    Abbreviation of Piet Van Poppel · Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 2012
  • PIVA II similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Vleteren · since 2025
  • P.I.V. similar
    Abbreviation of PRIMAKO · Herk-de-Stad · since 1970
  • Insulation installation · since 2025
  • Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2026
  • General electrical installation work · since 2026
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
  • PIVA OIL similar
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Keerbergen · since 2000
  • MAPIVAN similar
    Other business support services · Wingene · since 2000
  • Activiteiten van persfotografen · since 2003
  • Mixed farming · since 1998
  • Depivan similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Staden · since 2022
  • PILOVAN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 2011
  • Pivamed similar
    Trade name of DR. VAN BRAECKEL P. - anesthesie-reanimatie · Specialist medical practice · Oudenaarde · since 2011
  • IVAN similar
    Abbreviation of VLEESWARENFABRIEK IVAN · Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 1989
  • IVAN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
  • iVan similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2022
  • PiVa similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Oudenaarde · since 2008
  • IVAN similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019

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