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.
“NELE”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hoeilaart · since 1983
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Full-service restaurants · since 2010
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
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Other sports activities · since 2014
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Brecht · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2003
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Office administrative and support services · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2019
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Temse · since 2023
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General medical practice · Aalter · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2020
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gerpinnes · since 1968
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Other technical testing and analysis · Westerlo · since 2020
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Abbreviation of NELEC GENERALE · General electrical installation work · Rebecq · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Raising of dairy cattle · Essen · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1991
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Logistics services · Essen · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Lommel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Essen · since 2019
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2019
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Other building finishing work · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Essen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Netwerk Emotioneel Lichaamswerk Vlaanderen · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2006
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Demolition · since 2007
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Other personal services · Lichtervelde · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2017
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2021
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Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2011
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Activities of lawyers · Merchtem · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Stabroek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ACM Belgium Life · Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Brussel · since 1957
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Leuven · since 1983
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2016
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Logging · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · La Louvière · since 2019
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oud-Turnhout · since 2006
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Rochefort · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Riomax · Construction of roads and motorways · Essen · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Blégny · since 2023