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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.

“MLRetail”

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  • 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.
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Same or very similar names

11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MLRetail same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 2026
  • M² Retail very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
  • MG Retail very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2015
  • AL RETAIL very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2023
  • M.H. - RETAIL very similar
    Groothandel in overig textiel · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2010
  • MB RETAIL very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Braine-le-Château · since 2010
  • VL RETAIL very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2007
  • MM RETAIL very similar
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Gent · since 2007
  • MY RETAIL very similar
    Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · since 2024
  • MT RETAIL very similar
    Wholesale of other food products · Heusden-Zolder · since 2024
  • Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MERE-RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Erpe-Mere · since 2014
  • MAK RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2015
  • WIL’Retail similar
    Name of an establishment of WIL'INVEST · Business and other management consultancy · Visé · since 2017
  • LSL RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2019
  • Nil Retail similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Niel · since 2022
  • MSG Retail similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2022
  • RVL RETAIL similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Niklaas · since 2007
  • CTL RETAIL similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Herve · since 2023
  • MMB Retail similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tubize · since 2024
  • SPL RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
  • V/RETAIL similar
    Other building finishing work · Schelle · since 2005
  • Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2005
  • REAL RETAIL similar
    Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Veurne · since 1979
  • Phil Retail similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Wetteren · since 2019
  • MOHA RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • D&L Retail similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
  • MAHU RETAIL similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Roeselare · since 2011
  • MAES RETAIL similar
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Bornem · since 2025
  • MAVA RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brugge · since 2026
  • B.RETAIL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1988
  • 4Retail similar
    Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Zandhoven · since 1997
  • B-Retail similar
    Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 2017
  • Q-Retail similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brecht · since 2025
  • MELLE RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
  • MDRST RETAIL similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Rebecq · since 2025
  • Mesoh Retail similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • SC RETAIL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of footwear · Antwerpen · since 1971
  • MENA RETAIL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ALU MENA · Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Genk · since 2018

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