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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“NEW ID”

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.

  • NEW ID same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2013
  • NEWID same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2011
  • NEWIDE very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2013
  • NewIQ (sole trader) very similar
    Other business support services · since 2022
  • NeWIN very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herstal · since 2009
  • NEWFID very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 2017
  • NEW very similar
    Abbreviation of Namur - Europe - Wallonie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Namur · since 1988
  • NEW very similar
    Liège · since 1989
  • NEW INC. very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chaudfontaine · since 2015
  • N.E.W. very similar
    Abbreviation of NIEUWE EIGEN WONING · Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • NAWID very similar
    Name of an establishment · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ganshoren · since 2015
  • NEXID very similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2026
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • NEWI similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Zoutleeuw · since 2010
  • NEWICON similar
    Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 2020
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2019
  • New-Inn similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1968

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