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.
“AL METALS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Forging of metal · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1993
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Machining of metals · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Architectural Metals · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Deinze · since 2023
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Diksmuide · since 2026
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Willebroek · since 1968
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Oudenaarde · since 1995
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Bonneuil sur Marne · since 2012
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Arts, Loisirs et Sports Bellefontaine · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tintigny · since 1979
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Abbreviation of ALL LETTERING SCREEN · Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Ittre · since 1989
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1994
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Other education · Brussel · since 1995
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Verlaine · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Malle · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP LASHING & SECURING · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2013
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Avalon Liquid Solutions · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Translation services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE LUCHTVAARTSCHOOL · Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Ardooie · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Advanced Logistic Solutions · Logistics services · Brecht · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herve · since 2012
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Warehousing and storage · Fleurus · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2006
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Evere · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van hydraulische en pneumatische apparatuur · Mouscron · since 2000
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · since 1991
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Lede · since 2004
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Joinery installation · Mechelen · since 2004
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Other construction installation · Stabroek · since 2008
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Evergem · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · Wichelen · since 1996
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hoogstraten · since 2010
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Rotselaar · since 2004
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Activities of head offices · Dinant · since 2025