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.
“MARAS”
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
36 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2012
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Roofing work · Niel · since 2006
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Seraing · since 1986
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Market research and public opinion polling · Merelbeke · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Merksplas · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2023
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Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1996
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General electrical installation work · Putte · since 1974
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Wuustwezel · since 1981
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Warehousing and storage · Oudenburg · since 1983
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Evere · since 1985
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Maarkedal · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Association des Ressortissants et Sympathisants d'Afrique et du Tiers Monde résidants en Belgique · Schaarbeek · since 1988
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 1989
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Rixensart · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1991
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Turnhout · since 1992
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · Evergem · since 1996
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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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Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2007
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Koksijde · since 2007
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MARAN CONSTRUCT · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Elsene · since 1971
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 2009
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Beersel · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2026
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Ittre · since 1989
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Travel agency activities · Hasselt · since 2011
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Evere · since 1995
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2013
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2022