Name check
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.
“Motac”
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.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2002
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Zutphen · since 1976
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Groothandel in hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Antwerpen · since 1986
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since 1987
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Oud-Turnhout · since 1988
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Brussel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of SOCIETE D'OXYCOUPAGE ET DE TRANSFORMATION DES ACIERS · Coating of metals · Walcourt · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van filtreertoestellen · Kontich · since 1999
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Montpellier · since 1986
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2017
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Forging of metal · Zandhoven · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Boom · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2005
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News agency activities · Liège · since 1996
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Jodoigne · since 2002
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MUSIC ON TOP · Malle · since 1988
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Graphic design and visual communication · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Halle · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Vilvoorde · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ORDEN TEMPLARI AUXILIA CIVILAE · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Asse · since 2020