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Compared with the KBO register · free

Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“DECEBAL”

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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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • DECEBAL same name
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Sambreville · since 2009
  • Decetal very similar
    Herentals · since 1969
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2015
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • DE BAL similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · Tielt-Winge · since 2015
  • DECEBRA similar
    Warehousing and storage · Sint-Niklaas · since 1986
  • DECE similar
    Abbreviation of Devriendt Energy, Consulting & Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • D.E.C.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Denier de l'Enseignement Communal d'Engis · Engis · since 2008
  • CEBAL similar
    Paris · since 1978
  • Decal similar
    Kaprijke · since 1978
  • DECECE similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 1996
  • DECEK similar
    Translation services · Harelbeke · since 2013
  • DECEM similar
    Abbreviation of Denderend Educatief Concept Extra Muros · Erpe-Mere · since 2020
  • DECEA BV similar
    S HERTOGENBOSCH · since 2008
  • DECEM similar
    Other business support services · Ninove · since 2024

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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