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.
“Meto”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 1968
Names that resemble it 57 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Paris 20E · since 1975
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Aalst · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Overijse · since 1990
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Mettet · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Lievegem · since 2025
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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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Abbreviation of ELEKTROTECHNIEKEN MANHAEVE · General electrical installation work · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2018
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Event catering · Rotselaar · since 2019
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Machining of metals · Bree · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Hulshout · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2009
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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
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op het gebied van de maatschappij- en geesteswetenschappen · Ukkel · since 2025
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Tielt · since 2014
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Computer programming · Mol · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Rixensart · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Soignies · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Werkgemeenschap META · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Musiques et Recherches · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Lasne · since 1982
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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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Abbreviation of MEDIA ET PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL · Elsene · since 1988
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Brussel · since 1989
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Trade name of Maconnerie, béton et mise sous toit · Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Ecaussinnes · since 1990
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Abbreviation of MAINTENANCE ELECTRO TECHNIQUE GENERALE · General electrical installation work · Halle · since 1991
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Brussel · since 1991
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Kinrooi · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Etterbeek · since 1993
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Abbreviation of M et C CONSULTING · Market research and public opinion polling · Erezée · since 1997
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since 1997
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Abbreviation of MOUCHARTE et HAUTFENNE ASSOCIES · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2000
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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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Vilvoorde · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Waremme · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2019
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Abbreviation of META ARCHITECTUURBUREAU · Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Charleroi · since 2011
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Abbreviation of MISSION EVANGELIQUE DE TRANSFORMATION MAHANAIM · Anderlecht · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Mobiliteitserfgoed Tram en Autobus · Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Mechelen · since 2008
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Demolition · since 1978
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Wommelgem · since 2005
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Elsene · since 1990
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Anderlecht · since 1991
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Koksijde · since 1991
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Abbreviation of MAINTENANCE ET GESTION · Tubize · since 1996
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Abbreviation of METROLOGY et TEST ASSOCIATION · Oudergem · since 1997
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Vorst · since 2015