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.
“Maris”
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
45 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Diest · since 1986
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Berlaar · since 1994
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Koksijde · since 1997
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Zonhoven · since 2013
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Zundert · since 1998
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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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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Herk-de-Stad · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 1998
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Namur · since 1998
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1999
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · La Louvière · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Diksmuide · since 2026
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2006
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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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Freight transport by road · Zonhoven · since 1992
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Retie · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2014
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Veterinary services · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Tremelo · since 2017
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 1992
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1999
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Kortemark · since 2015
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Ledegem · since 2021
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2021
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Support activities for crop production · Leopoldsburg · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · since 1997
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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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Name of an establishment of YETSGROUP · Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2016
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Zaventem · since 1995
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Liedekerke · since 2013
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1976
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Brecht · since 1982
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1986
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2015
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · since 2015
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1997
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Raising of horses and other equines · Gent · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of MARISSTA · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Mixed farming · Maarkedal · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Charleroi · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hooglede · since 2020
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Bocholt · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Teelt van druiven · Kortenaken · since 2012
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Translation services · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Lier · since 2001
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Dendermonde · since 2006