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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.

“Somtrans”

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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.

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  • 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

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Somtrans same name
    Inland freight water transport · Wijnegem · since 1975
  • SOMTRANS same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2020
  • Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
  • SOTRANS very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 1995
  • SO TRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
  • Romtrans very similar
    Abbreviation of Staatsondernemingen van internationale Transporten Romtrans · Bucarest · since 1971
  • SOTTRANS very similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE GENERALE DE TRANSPORT, TRANSIT ET SERVICES AUXILIAIRES · Marseille · since 1979
  • Freight transport by road · since 2026
  • Other specialised construction activities · since 2017
  • SAMTRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · Aartselaar · since 2015
  • SEM TRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · Vilvoorde · since 2017
  • SouTrans very similar
    Freight transport by road · Boom · since 2020
  • SDM TRANS very similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
  • Somtrans Marine I very similar
    Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Wijnegem · since 2025
  • Somtrans Marine II very similar
    Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Wijnegem · since 2025
  • DOM TRANS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · since 2020
  • S.I.M. TRANS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Removal services · Evere · since 2009
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SOMAR TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 2013
  • SLIMTRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Oostkamp · since 2016
  • THOMTRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Visé · since 2018
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2018
  • Saamtrans similar
    Freight transport by road · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
  • M - TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1989
  • S - TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Aalst · since 1996
  • S-TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Turnhout · since 2018
  • S TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Ranst · since 2011
  • M-Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Lievegem · since 2024
  • S-TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • SOLIQ-TRANS similar
    Inland freight water transport · Schoten · since 2017
  • SOUMATRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Châtelet · since 2019
  • SOCLETRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Sivry-Rance · since 2021
  • SOUSS TRANS similar
    Name of an establishment of SOUSS TRADING · Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
  • LICOMTRANS similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Dilbeek · since 2026
  • FM TRANS similar
    Service activities incidental to land transportation · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1991
  • Sutrans similar
    Freight transport by road · Temse · since 1991
  • L.M. TRANS similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Flémalle · since 2014
  • MM TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2014
  • IMTRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Grimbergen · since 2017
  • SATRANS similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2017
  • SV-TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Lochristi · since 2018
  • SI-Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Turnhout · since 2018
  • G.M TRANS similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 2019
  • RM TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • KM- Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2011
  • AM Trans similar
    Removal services · Lierde · since 2012
  • SD TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2023
  • SB TRANS similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Wemmel · since 2024
  • 2M TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Aalst · since 2024
  • S.F. TRANS. similar
    Freight transport by road · Beloeil · since 2025
  • S-C. TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Pajottegem · since 2013
  • SC Trans similar
    Freight transport by road · Huy · since 2018
  • SE TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Torhout · since 2007
  • SOYLU TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
  • COCOMTRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · Middelkerke · since 2004
  • JMTRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Ternat · since 2020
  • BM TRANS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · since 2007

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