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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.

“NIELS”

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.

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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

41 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • NIEL similar
    Brussel · since 1988
  • NIEL similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • NIELSEN similar
    Office administrative and support services · Elsene · since 1997
  • NIELSKE similar
    Other construction installation · Maldegem · since 2021
  • NIELSSUN similar
    Plumbing work · Mechelen · since 2012
  • NIELSE SV similar
    Abbreviation of NIELSE SPORTVERENIGING · Football clubs · Niel · since 2010
  • NIEL S PVBA similar
    Name of an establishment of De Permentier en Mahé · Full-service restaurants · Tournai · since 1979
  • NIELSVINS similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · Brussel · since 1989
  • NIELSATOR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dinant · since 2015
  • Niel Staes (sole trader) similar
    Tourist information services · since 2017
  • NIELAN similar
    Zele · since 1990
  • NIELEN similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Zemst · since 2015
  • NIELCI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 2023
  • NIELCO similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wervik · since 2007
  • NIELON similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wevelgem · since 2023
  • NIE similar
    Construction of roads and motorways · Brussel · since 2019
  • Nielsen, Mia (sole trader) similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
  • Nielse Liga similar
    Niel · since 2025
  • Nielsvins similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1953

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