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.
“MARABO”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of GIUSEPPE CAR CLEANING · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Verviers · since 1939
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Schilde · since 1994
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Luxembourg 1913 · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Oudenburg · since 2015
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Pluimveehouderijen, muv kippenkwekerijen · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2021
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Evere · since 1985
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1994
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Name of an establishment · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Herenthout · since 1999
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Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Oudenaarde · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Bocholt · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Haacht · since 2011
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Maatschappij tot Afwerking van Bouwonderdelen · 's-Gravenhage · since 1978
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
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Other tax advisory services · Herent · since 1989
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Pepingen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Verlaine · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2020
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of VAN BAVEL MAARTEN · Joinery installation · Hoogstraten · since 2012
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2003
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Destelbergen · since 2005
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Baggerwerken · since 2005
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Abbreviation of MILITAIRE ANTWERPSE WATERSPORTVERENIGING BRABO · Sports and recreation education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Liège · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · Putte · since 1974
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Warehousing and storage · Oudenburg · since 1983
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1991
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Drogenbos · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2019
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Balen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Lichtervelde · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Roofing work · Niel · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Koksijde · since 2007
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Damme · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019