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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.

“ARCA Trans”

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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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Same or very similar names

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ARCA Trans same name
    Freight transport by road · Waregem · since 2024
  • ACA-TRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · Boom · since 2022
  • Freight transport by road · since 2023
  • ARCOTRANS very similar
    Abbreviation of ARDENNES CONDROZ TRANSPORTS · Freight transport by road · Tinlot · since 2001
  • ARVA TRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · since 2013
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2014
  • ARDA TRANS very similar
    since 2015
  • ARMATRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · Mol · since 2016
  • ARWA TRANS very similar
    Name of an establishment of OAI Trans · Freight transport by road · Boom · since 2018
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ARCATRAD similar
    Vocational training · Walcourt · since 2018
  • ATRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Gistel · since 2019
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
  • Vercatrans similar
    Freight transport by road · Zonnebeke · since 2019
  • AR TRANS similar
    Brussel · since 2023
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • AGA TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Ninove · since 2016
  • ARTTRANS similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Ukkel · since 2019
  • Asatrans similar
    Freight transport by road · Waasmunster · since 2021
  • ARS Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Turnhout · since 2021
  • ANA TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2021
  • ABATRANS similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
  • ARMTRANS similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2010
  • ART TRANS similar
    Name of an establishment of ART FOOD · Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2012
  • ANSA TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2005
  • MCA TRANS similar
    Logistics services · Grimbergen · since 2023
  • ATA TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Meise · since 2025
  • Ardotrans similar
    Freight transport by road · Ardooie · since 1974
  • SUCATRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Wingene · since 1989
  • TOCATRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Laarne · since 1989
  • MECATRANS similar
    Name of an establishment · Removal services · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1996
  • PECATRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Wichelen · since 2014
  • ARIS TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2018
  • ARON TRANS similar
    Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Wuustwezel · since 2020
  • ASYAtrans similar
    Freight transport by road · Maasmechelen · since 2020
  • Boca-Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Lokeren · since 2021
  • ALFA TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Evere · since 2022
  • A&A Trans similar
    Heeze · since 2021
  • Cafés and bars · since 2012
  • Mixed farming · since 2006
  • ALBA - TRANS similar
    Name of an establishment of ALBA-TRANS · Freight transport by road · Anderlecht · since 2007
  • Azra-Trans similar
    Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 2007
  • ARSS Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • ARAM TRANS similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2025
  • ADA TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
  • AMA TRANS (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General electrical installation work · since 2021
  • ALMATRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1990
  • LOCATRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 2000
  • ALBA-TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Removal services · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2013
  • JOCATRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · Dour · since 2016
  • ALBATRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 2017
  • ADEA TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Evere · since 2020
  • ARZU TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2020
  • A&A TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other postal and courier activities · Aalst · since 2021
  • Sicatrans similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of SIROTRANS · Freight transport by road · since 2009

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