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.
“META 4”
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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Werkgemeenschap META · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Schilde · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Vrij Vorsings- en Vormingscentrum Meta · Hemiksem · since 1986
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Kinrooi · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2018
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Abbreviation of META ARCHITECTUURBUREAU · Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Mobiliteitserfgoed Tram en Autobus · Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Mechelen · since 2008
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Land surveying · Oosterzele · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Mission Evangélique Tabernacle de Dieu · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · Verlaine · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2019
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Beringen · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2022
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Verviers · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Zaventem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2024
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Machining of metals · Mouscron · since 2024
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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Koksijde · since 1991
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Abbreviation of METROLOGY et TEST ASSOCIATION · Oudergem · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ME-TA MATTIAS NEYT · Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Waremme · since 2019
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Other printing · Elsene · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2022
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Opwijk · since 1981
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Oostende · since 1998
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Machining of metals · Berlaar · since 2001
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Other education · Gent · since 2018
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Other education · since 2020
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2021
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Machining of metals · Zwevegem · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Zele · since 2023
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Abbreviation of METAALBEWERKING EN COATING · Machining of metals · Sint-Niklaas · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2003
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Joinery installation · Lochristi · since 2003
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2024
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Mouscron · since 2025
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Machining of metals · Namur · since 2025
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Leuven · since 2026
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Ukkel · since 1958