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Compared with the KBO register · free

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 Trade”

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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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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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Universal Trade same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
  • Universal Trader SA very similar
    FOETZ · since 2008
  • Plovdiv · since 2018
  • UNIVERSAL TRAVEL very similar
    Travel agency activities · Hoeilaart · since 2005
  • TALIMMA LINN · since 2014
  • Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Oostende · since 2008
  • Name of an establishment of The Flow · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Ellezelles · since 1995
  • Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • 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
  • Zaventem · since 2026
  • UNIVERSAL very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • UNIVERTRADE similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2011
  • Wholesale of other food products · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
  • Universa similar
    Other printing · Wetteren · since 1958
  • Freight transport by road · Oudenaarde · since 1987
  • Universa similar
    Antwerpen · since 2013
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · Charleroi · since 2021
  • UNIVERSALIS similar
    Seraing · since 2023
  • UNIVERSALIS similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · Grimbergen · since 2005
  • Universa similar
    Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Brussel · since 1968
  • 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
  • Plumbing work · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
  • Name of an establishment of UNIVERSAL PNEUS · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Anderlecht · since 1976
  • Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Vorst · since 1999
  • Boussu · since 2002
  • Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1989
  • Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1993
  • Ukkel · since 2017
  • Abbreviation of Universal Building, Construction Consulting & Management · Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2021
  • Wholesale of wines and spirits · Beernem · since 2003
  • Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
  • Activities of interior architects · since 2019
  • UNIVERS similar
    Other printing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1961
  • UNIVERS 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 similar
    Elsene · since 1988
  • UNIVERS similar
    Elsene · since 2014
  • Uni-vers... similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Thimister-Clermont · since 2017
  • Other business support services · since 2017
  • UniVers similar
    Ans · since 2026
  • Wholesale of other household goods · Brussel · since 1994
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2019
  • General construction of residential buildings · Bornem · since 2025
  • Wholesale of machine tools · since 2021
  • Universal Labo similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Etterbeek · since 1955
  • Univers (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Reparatie en onderhoud van andere civiele transportmiddelen · since 2018

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