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.
“MARCANTEX”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Lubbeek · since 1990
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 1990
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Brasschaat · since 2022
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Overige plantenvermeerdering · Wavre · since 1968
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ingelmunster · since 1978
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Sint-Truiden · since 1986
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Balen · since 1989
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Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2013
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · De Haan · since 2022
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Other personal services · Wetteren · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1968
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Zaventem · since 1979
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Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · since 2013
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Literary creation · since 2020
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Computer programming · Torhout · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Aalst · since 2008
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Anjers · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Huldenberg · since 1969
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2000
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Growing of flowers · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1993
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1989
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Other specialised construction activities · Zaventem · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Namur · since 2021
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Fléron · since 2022
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Manufacture of outerwear · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Eeklo · since 2023
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Bemiddeling in verband met verhuur en leasing van auto’s, campers en aanhangwagens · Oud-Turnhout · since 2025
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Computer programming · Oostkamp · since 2026
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Zaventem · since 1995
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Staden · since 2007
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Jabbeke · since 1982
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Anderlecht · since 1968
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Oostende · since 1986
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Floor and wall tiling · Menen · since 2018