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.
“MAKAS”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Genk · since 2008
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Liège · since 2002
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Maaseik · since 2012
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Ukkel · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1991
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Retail sale of other household articles · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of CN Concept Makao · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Nieuwpoort · since 2026
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Charleroi · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Other postal and courier activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Bertrix · since 2023
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Travel agency activities · Aywaille · since 1993
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Herent · since 1988
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Ans · since 1991
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Incourt · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of BIDFOOD MAKADY · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Dilbeek · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2003
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Visé · since 2013
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Zaventem · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Elsene · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Management Karel Verhaeghe · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of RCOOP · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Growing of flowers · Malmedy · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Turnhout · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Zele · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Ieper · since 2004
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2025
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Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of MAKALU CLIMBING ACADEMY · Activities of other sports clubs · Walhain · since 2026
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Other tax advisory services · Gent · since 1981
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Ukkel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of MANUTENTION ASSISTANCE SERVICE · Wholesale of machine tools · Jalhay · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Moving Art Studio · Other information technology and computer services · Anderlecht · since 1994
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Abbreviation of MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS · Groothandel in meet-, controle- en navigatieinstrumenten · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1998
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Name of an establishment · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Haaltert · since 2001
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Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT AND SOFTWARE · Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2003
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1979
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2015
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Abbreviation of VZW Masanka · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Westerlo · since 2015
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Site preparation · Wanze · since 2018
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Floor and wall tiling · Beringen · since 2018
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Machining of metals · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of La Maison des Arts Scéniques · Other education · Tubize · since 2018
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Brasschaat · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Maniscalco Asbuild Service · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · As · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Malmedy · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Meyer Agency Services · Brecht · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Momentum Advisory Services · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kraainem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of MACKENZIE AIR SERVICES · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Kluisbergen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Maritime Antwerp Service · Reparatie en onderhoud van civiele schepen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Other business support services · Kortenaken · since 2023
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Abbreviation of M-A Simonis · Landen · since 2023