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.
“Marico”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 1966
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Pig breeding farms · Eeklo · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · La Hulpe · since 1999
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Lessines · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · La Hulpe · since 1982
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2025
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Wholesale of machine tools · Bree · since 1963
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Asse · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hamont-Achel · since 2018
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 2022
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Other business support services · Hooglede · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Koksijde · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Herselt · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ingelmunster · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Ieper · since 1968
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Boortmeerbeek · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
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Other business support services · Wanze · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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since 2012
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waimes · since 1988
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Cafés and bars · Beernem · since 2021
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · since 1993
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Retail sale of footwear · Lummen · since 2009
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 1981
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Heusden-Zolder · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2021
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Aarschot · since 2009
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Abbreviation of MARIE LINGERIE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Riemst · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Mechelen · since 2005
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2023
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Kluisbergen · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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Real estate agency activities · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Pelt · since 2026
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Zaventem · since 1995
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Liedekerke · since 2013