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.
“MACRIA”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Sint-Truiden · since 2008
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ukkel · since 1995
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Brussel · since 2000
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of SORALIA SERVICES · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Aperotheek · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2011
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Vormen en bewerken van vlakglas · Kuurne · since 2003
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Heusden-Zolder · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostende · since 1989
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Vermogensbeheer · Bredene · since 2018
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Wavre · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of MACRO 4 (BENELUX) · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Mechelen · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Peer · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2012