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.
“Met Els”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2026
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Other education · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2001
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1993
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Retail sale of household furniture · Liège · since 2006
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of S.V.K. · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Huldenberg · since 2008
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Diksmuide · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Magasin d'Ecriture théâtrale · Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Oudergem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of MATTHEEUWS ERIC TRANSPORT · Freight transport by road · Veurne · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2018
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Event catering · Rotselaar · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Hulshout · since 2021
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Abbreviation of MANA EVENT TEAM · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Dendermonde · since 2010
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Abbreviation of MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TRADE · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Boom · since 2005
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of MY MELS · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Beernem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Mels Ecologistic Services · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016
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Vilvoorde · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of SLEM · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Beernem · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2017
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Other tax advisory services · Ardooie · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Zonhoven · since 1990
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Putte · since 2006
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Vermogensbeheer · Zulte · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2015
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 1993
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since 1991
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Dental practice · since 1998
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Mixed farming · since 2011
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since 2003
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · since 2026
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Oostende · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of METEXA BEHEER · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1983
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Advertising agencies · Charleroi · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of PHPro · Computer programming · Kontich · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of MOLS BJORN · Landscape service activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
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Machining of metals · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Schoten · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2005
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Stavelot · since 2009
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Joinery installation · since 2012