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Compared with the KBO register · free

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“RIF”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • RIF same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1989
  • Rif same name
    Antwerpen · since 1994
  • RIF same name
    Antwerpen · since 1995
  • RIF same name
    Antwerpen · since 1995
  • Rif same name
    Brussel · since 1998
  • RIF same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 2003
  • R.I.F. same name
    Insurance agents and brokers · Oostkamp · since 2018
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2021
  • RIF same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1997
  • RM RIF very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
  • RIF-ET very similar
    Genk · since 2026
  • RIF COM very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zaventem · since 2019
  • Rif Raf very similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Rendeux · since 2023
  • RIF MOD very similar
    Roubaix · since 2011
  • RIF CAR very similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wemmel · since 2025
  • RIF IMMO very similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1985
  • Rif Mode very similar
    Manufacture of outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • RIF-LAND very similar
    Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
  • RIF NORE very similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Koekelberg · since 2019
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • RIFI similar
    Liedekerke · since 1993
  • RIFRA similar
    Tongeren · since 2001
  • RIFAL similar
    Site preparation · Gent · since 2014
  • RIFAG similar
    Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2016
  • RIFRE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Haaltert · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Floor and wall tiling · since 2026
  • R.I. similar
    Brussel · since 1980
  • R.I. similar
    Abbreviation of Rekreatie-Investering · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1982
  • R.I. similar
    Abbreviation of RESIDENTIAL INVEST · Lessines · since 1996
  • Rifi similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1993
  • RI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2021

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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