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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.

“Universa”

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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.
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Same or very similar names

24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Universa same name
    Other printing · Wetteren · since 1958
  • Universa same name
    Antwerpen · since 2013
  • Universa same name
    Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • UNIVERSAL very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2017
  • UNIVERSAL very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Schaarbeek · since 2017
  • UNIVERSAL very similar
    Baggerwerken · Braine-le-Comte · since 2008
  • UNIVERS very similar
    Other printing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1961
  • UNIVERS very similar
    Name of an establishment of COPPOLA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Herentals · since 1988
  • UNIVERS very similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 1988
  • UNIVERS very similar
    Elsene · since 2014
  • Uni-vers... very similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Thimister-Clermont · since 2017
  • Other business support services · since 2017
  • UniVers very similar
    Ans · since 2026
  • Activities of interior architects · since 2019
  • UNIVERSO very similar
    Wavrin · since 1994
  • Other personal services · since 2019
  • UNIVERS D very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Namur · since 2021
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2008
  • UNIVERSALIS very similar
    Seraing · since 2023
  • UNIVERSALIS very similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · Grimbergen · since 2005
  • UNIVER very similar
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · Willebroek · since 1989
  • Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2000
  • UNIVERSAL very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • Univers (sole trader) very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Reparatie en onderhoud van andere civiele transportmiddelen · since 2018
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • UNIVERSUM similar
    Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2013
  • UNIVERS80 similar
    Edegem · since 2012
  • UNIVERSEM similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2007
  • UNIVERSYS similar
    Brussel · since 2024
  • UniversIO similar
    Employment placement agencies · Zaventem · since 2026
  • Boulogne - Billancourt · since 1978
  • Translation services · Hasselt · since 1993
  • Name of an establishment of UGF · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Fleurus · since 2014
  • Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • Antwerpen · since 2005
  • Universal786 similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2024
  • UNIVERT similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Theux · since 1976
  • UNI-VERT similar
    Mons · since 2015
  • UNI-VERT similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2019
  • UNIVERSEEL similar
    Antwerpen · since 2002
  • UNIVERSIMA similar
    Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Oudenaarde · since 2003
  • UNIVERSOIL similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2003
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2013
  • Retail sale of other household articles · since 2022
  • Univers Cel similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Héron · since 2024
  • UNIVERSE-IT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zulte · since 2025
  • UNIVERSKIN similar
    BIOT · since 2025
  • UNIVERS BIO similar
    Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Raeren · since 2026
  • Name of an establishment of UNIVERSAL PNEUS · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Anderlecht · since 1976
  • Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1989
  • Abbreviation of Universal Building, Construction Consulting & Management · Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2021
  • Name of an establishment · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Beernem · since 2003
  • Other business support services · since 2018
  • Name of an establishment of STONE 73 · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
  • Name of an establishment of Youana · Cafés and bars · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
  • FOETZ · since 2008
  • UNI - VERC similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limbourg · since 1988
  • Univers Café similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of AYOUBINO · Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2023

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