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.
“UNIVERSAL WASH”
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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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Vorst · since 1999
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Elsene · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Baggerwerken · Braine-le-Comte · since 2008
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Beernem · since 2003
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Wolvelange · since 2016
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Other printing · Wetteren · since 1958
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Seraing · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Grimbergen · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Bornem · since 2025
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Boulogne - Billancourt · since 1978
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Translation services · Hasselt · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of UGF · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Fleurus · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of UNIVERSAL PNEUS · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Anderlecht · since 1976
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Boussu · since 2002
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1989
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1993
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Ukkel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Universal Building, Construction Consulting & Management · Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2021
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Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · since 2019
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Other printing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of COPPOLA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Herentals · since 1988
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Elsene · since 1988
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Elsene · since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Thimister-Clermont · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2017
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Ans · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CHAMPA · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Wholesale of other household goods · Brussel · since 1994
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of UNIVERSAL BUSINESS · Retail sale of household furniture · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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since 1997
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Name of an establishment of THIJS-CRAUWELS · Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jurbise · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
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Wavrin · since 1994
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Other personal services · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · Namur · since 2021
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2008
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Boom · since 2011
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since 1993
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Name of an establishment of UNIVERSAL MOBILIER · Groothandel in kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Brussel · since 2015
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Wholesale of machine tools · since 2021
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Etterbeek · since 1955
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Reparatie en onderhoud van andere civiele transportmiddelen · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mouscron · since 2025