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.
“SOCOCARM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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De Haan · since 1968
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2013
Names that resemble it 29 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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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nivelles · 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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Abbreviation of Société carolorégienne des Matériaux · Charleroi · since 1970
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Brussel · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Société Coloniale et Commerciale · Antwerpen · since 1932