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, Bas”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of interior architects · since 2024
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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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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Herk-de-Stad · since 2024
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2020
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2003
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2023
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Web portal activities · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van zuivelproducten · Gembloux · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Damme · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · La Louvière · since 2025
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Pelt · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2020
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 1998
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Namur · since 1998
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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 2023
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Raising of horses and other equines · Gent · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2006
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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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of YETSGROUP · Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2016