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.
“MAR1”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2013
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Computer programming · since 2022
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Site preparation · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Montage Industrieller Anlagen Apparate und Rohrleitungsbau · Saarbrücken · since 1968
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Abbreviation of MOVIMENTO DE ACCAO E REFLEXAO · since 1998
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Berlaar · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Management Architecture et Ressourcement · Urban planning and landscape architecture · Linkebeek · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MAISON DE L’AGRICULTURE ET DE LA RURALITE · Other business support services · Gembloux · since 2018
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Malaga · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2011
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Abbreviation of MAROBEL · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Elsene · since 1972
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Wervik · since 1982
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Ganshoren · since 1982
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Oostkamp · since 1984
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
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Ukkel · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of MANAGEMENT and ACTUARIAL RESEARCH COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Pajottegem · since 1993
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Elsene · since 1995
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Meise · since 1996
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Hamont-Achel · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 2000
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Ternat · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Plastering work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2020
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Zorgnetwerk Mare · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Deinze · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kampenhout · since 2022
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Market research and public opinion polling · Bertem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brakel · since 2009
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Other business support services · Awans · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Plastering work · Ieper · since 2011
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since 1972
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Market research and public opinion polling · Halen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Destelbergen · since 2005
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Maaseik · since 2005
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Baggerwerken · since 2005
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Other specialised construction activities · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2006
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Kapellen · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2026
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Hasselt · since 2026
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Fitness centres · since 2009
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Brugge · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of GASTROPUB MARE · Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2017