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.
“NECA”
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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Development of non-residential building projects · Arlon · since 2011
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Lille · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Overijse · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Network Engineering Construction · Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2012
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Anthisnes · since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Aalst · since 2023
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Genk · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1990
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Support activities for animal production · since 1999
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Computer programming · Clavier · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Boechout · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Brecht · since 2025
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Diksmuide · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2004