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“CITIO”

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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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CITIO same name
    Computer programming · Andenne · since 2019
  • Citie very similar
    Name of an establishment of Joyn4Local · Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2016
  • CITIK very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Oostende · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Real estate agency activities · since 1991
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • C.I.T.I. similar
    Abbreviation of COMPTOIR IMMOBILIER DES TRANSACTIONS ET DES INVESTISSEMENTS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1995
  • CITINI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
  • Citius similar
    Abbreviation of CILYX · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Seraing · since 2009
  • CITICI similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2011
  • C.I.O. similar
    Abbreviation of Centre international de Documentation(C.I.O.) Conseil de la Toison d'Or · Etterbeek · since 1971
  • C.I.T. similar
    Abbreviation of Cercle de l'Institut du Travail de l'U.L.B. · Brussel · since 1980
  • CIO similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRUM VOOR INFORMATICAOPLEIDING · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1985
  • C.I.T. similar
    Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE IMMOBILIERE TOURNAISIENNE · Flobecq · since 1996
  • C.I.T. similar
    Abbreviation of CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL TRADING · Other specialised construction activities · Mouscron · since 1998
  • C I O similar
    Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Kontich · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Physiotherapy · since 2021
  • CIT similar
    Abbreviation of Continuous Improvment Tool · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Brussel · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2018
  • C-IT similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2024
  • CITIZEN similar
    Name of an establishment of INITIUM³ · Retail sale of household furniture · Beersel · since 2003
  • CITIPAR similar
    Etterbeek · since 2009
  • CITI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Leuven · since 1995
  • C.I.T. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of CENTRUM VOOR INDUSTRIELE TOEPASSINGEN · Geel · since 1981
  • CIT'IMMO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Verviers · since 1946
  • CITIZEN similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Elsene · since 1996

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