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.
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Financiële lease · Kapellen · since 1995
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Andenne · since 1985
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Trade name of Metalight · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Herentals · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Market research and public opinion polling · Deinze · since 2007
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Machining of metals · Mouscron · since 2024
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2013
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Translation services · since 2014
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Zetten · since 2017
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Other education · since 2025
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Opwijk · since 1981
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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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General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Geraardsbergen · since 2019
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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 · 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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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Diksmuide · since 2026
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Leuven · since 1983
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Eupen · since 1990
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Coating of metals · Aalst · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · WILTZ · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of Oud Metaleuven · Leuven · since 1961