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“REF TRADING”

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Same or very similar names

25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • REF TRADING same name
    Retail sale of household furniture · Zemst · since 2007
  • RF TRADING very similar
    Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2017
  • REA TRADING very similar
    Machining of metals · Brussel · since 2011
  • Sole trader very similar
    Wholesale of industrial chemicals · since 2023
  • RESA TRADING very similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • Sole trader very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2013
  • R&L TRADING very similar
    Freight transport by road · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2001
  • ADFTRADING very similar
    Overige bemiddeling in effecten- en goederencontracten, muv crowdfunding · Seneffe · since 2018
  • RBS TRADING very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2019
  • RVA TRADING very similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2019
  • RAMTRADING very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2020
  • RMA TRADING very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ganshoren · since 2020
  • JMF Trading very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brugge · since 2021
  • RVS Trading very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Berlare · since 2023
  • ROM TRADING very similar
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2023
  • RNT TRADING very similar
    Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Liège · since 2012
  • RAR TRADING very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schaarbeek · since 2008
  • RS3 TRADING very similar
    Other retail sale of food · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
  • J & F TRADING very similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Houthulst · since 2006
  • S&F TRADING very similar
    Koekelberg · since 2025
  • E-2F-Trading very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1942
  • R D M TRADING very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 2016
  • NAF Trading very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of North Atlantic Food & Commodities Trading · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • Lif Trading very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Wemmel · since 2022
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • R-TRADING similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Sankt Vith · since 2016
  • F-Trading similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2023
  • RD Trading similar
    Name of an establishment of DR Trading · Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1976
  • MF-TRADING similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · Heuvelland · since 1989
  • RO-Trading similar
    Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Bree · since 1989
  • R.G. TRADING similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Verviers · since 1998
  • R.K. TRADING similar
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1999
  • R.H. TRADING similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Geel · since 2001
  • RG TRADING similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2001
  • RI Trading similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • Wholesale of other household goods · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • RS-TRADING similar
    Name of an establishment of LOONWERKEN R.S. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Houthulst · since 2017
  • RY Trading similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2017
  • R.C. TRADING similar
    Roofing work · Overijse · since 2022
  • JF Trading similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2008
  • R.S. TRADING similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • RL-TRADING similar
    Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Arendonk · since 2005
  • AF TRADING similar
    Brussel · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2007
  • R.M. TRADING similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brugge · since 2007
  • L.F. TRADING similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Koekelare · since 2007
  • Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2025
  • GF Trading similar
    Retail sale of other household articles · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2025
  • Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Groothandel in spijsoliën en -vetten · since 2026

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.
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