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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“CIRATEC”

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.

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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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CIRATEC same name
    Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2013
  • CERATEC very similar
    Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Comines-Warneton · since 1986
  • DIRATEC very similar
    Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2011
  • Cimatec very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Alveringem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CIRA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Laarne · since 2017
  • CIRA similar
    Abbreviation of Cercle d'Information et de Réflexion sur l'Animation · Elsene · since 2009
  • CIRAC similar
    Abbreviation of Centre de Contact Information Reflexion et Action Culturels · Brussel · since 1969
  • CIRAN similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Wommelgem · since 2001
  • CIRAY similar
    Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Brussel · since 2019
  • CIRAC similar
    Abbreviation of CITE DES RACHETES · Brussel · since 2022
  • Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2022
  • CIREC similar
    Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Wevelgem · since 2022
  • CIRAK similar
    Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • General electrical installation work · since 2016
  • CITEC similar
    Machining of metals · Beringen · since 2010
  • Ci-Tec similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026

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