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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.

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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.
  • 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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • DECTO same name
    Vervaardiging van elektrische en elektronische benodigdheden voor motorvoertuigen · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1976
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2000
  • Vdecto very similar
    Joinery installation · Zonhoven · since 2020
  • DE ACTO very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Poperinge · since 2021
  • Decato very similar
    Other business support services · Herent · since 2012
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • DETECTO similar
    General electrical installation work · Jabbeke · since 2002
  • DETECTO similar
    Plumbing work · Braine-le-Château · since 2014
  • DELECTO similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Tielt-Winge · since 2022
  • DECTOMA similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Brussel · since 2025
  • DECO FACTO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2009
  • Dectofeet similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Koekelare · since 2023
  • DecTex similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2017
  • DEC similar
    Abbreviation of DEC DILLINGER ENGINEERING and CONTRACTING Bv · Vlaardingen · since 1989
  • DEC similar
    Abbreviation of Design, Engineering & Consulting · Wholesale of machine tools · Charleroi · since 1992
  • DEC similar
    Abbreviation of DIGI EUROPEAN CENTRE · Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • D.E.C. similar
    Abbreviation of DANSSTUDIO EMILY CREMERS, DANCE ENJOY CREATE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Halle · since 2013
  • DEC similar
    Abbreviation of Diffusion Européenne du Confort · Retail sale of household furniture · Ouffet · since 2015
  • DEC similar
    Abbreviation of DECOCK ERIC CONSULTING · Other information service activities · Deinze · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 1997
  • D.E.C. similar
    Abbreviation of DOCTORS EUROPA CLINIC · Ukkel · since 2005
  • DEC similar
    Abbreviation of Delta-Echo-Concept · Landen · since 2024
  • De Facto similar
    Computer programming · Kontich · since 1991
  • DEFACTO similar
    Abbreviation of DEFENSE DES ACTIONNAIRES ET OBLIGATAIRES · Elsene · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2017
  • DE FACTO similar
    Sint-Truiden · since 2019
  • DECERTO similar
    Brussel · since 2021
  • SUDECTO similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ath · since 2023
  • DE FACTO similar
    Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Vorst · since 2005
  • DEVACTO similar
    Other information service activities · Roosdaal · since 2024
  • DeFacto similar
    Advertising agencies · Mortsel · since 2024
  • ECTO similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pajottegem · since 2023

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