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.
“Rotec BV”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Arendonk · since 2009
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Ede · since 2012
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Lommel · since 2019
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Plumbing work · EINDHOVEN · since 1975
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2015
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Roofing work · since 2025
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Market research and public opinion polling · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Wielsbeke · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of PROTECT'eau · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Namur · since 2016
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Insulation installation · Zaventem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Referee On Tour · Other business support services · Turnhout · since 2023
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Other business support services · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Hoegaarden · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Roeselare · since 1990