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.
“METROTAX”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Asse · since 1995
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Grimbergen · since 2000
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1982
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Brussel · since 1998
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Düsseldorf · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · since 1985
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MEZIANI ELIAS TRADING · Buying and selling of own real estate · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudergem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Musiques et Recherches · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Lasne · since 1982
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · BERGEN OP ZOOM · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vosselaar · since 2009
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Ukkel · since 1993