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.
“SOCOCAR”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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De Haan · since 1968
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nivelles · since 2022
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale des Charbons · Charleroi · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale Parmentier · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1964
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Waterloo · since 1989
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Vermogensbeheer · Ranst · since 2022
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Rixensart · since 1968
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Herent · since 1987
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Nursing and midwifery · Lessines · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Employment placement agencies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1969
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Hannut · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Societe Carolorégienne Immobiliére · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Charleroi · since 1990
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Overige kredietverstrekking n.e.g. · Tournai · since 1994
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2016
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of AUTO SATELLITES · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fleurus · since 1976
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Joinery installation · Middelkerke · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 1988
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Schilde · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Esneux · since 2016
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Londerzeel · since 2018
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Other information service activities · Essen · since 2018
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Leuven · since 2018
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Brussel · since 1988
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Fitz · Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Leuven · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Société coopérative carolorégienne pour le Développement du Logement et de la Construction · Charleroi · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Socialistische Actie Hamme · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Foetz · since 1979
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Liège · since 1981
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Petange · since 1986
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Ciney · since 1986
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Other business support services · Torhout · since 1996
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE FUNERAIRE · Funeral services · Courcelles · since 2000
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tournai · since 2015
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Argenteuil · since 2011
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Dental practice · Brasschaat · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Lubbeek · since 2021
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Veterinary services · Braine-le-Château · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mouscron · since 2011
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Tourist information services · La Hulpe · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Société Coloniale et Commerciale · Antwerpen · since 1932
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Abbreviation of Société carolorégienne des Matériaux · Charleroi · since 1970