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.
“BNS”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Nuclear Society · Oudergem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of MISSION EVANGELIQUE BONNE NOUVELLE DU SALUT · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of BNS Tandartsen · Dental practice · Geel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of BrandNewStep · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oudergem · since 2014
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Roeselare · since 2015
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Stolichna, Sofia · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · GRASS · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Ukkel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Belgian Nutrition Society · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Abbreviation of BUREAU NADIN SOL · Other technical testing and analysis · Etalle · since 2005
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM NETWORK SERVICE · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Benelux Natural Stone Association · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Roeselare · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Belgium National Sikh Organisation · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Beekeeping Network North-South · Liège · since 2012
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Activities of other sports clubs · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BA NOKOS · Gesves · since 2017
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Westerlo · since 2006
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Abbreviation of BLUE NEXUS · Binche · since 2023
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BANA CONGO · Brussel · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mechelen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of By Night · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Biscuiterie Nantaise B.N. · Nantes (France) · since 1959