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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.

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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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • NNC same name
    General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2016
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2018
  • Painting of buildings · since 2023
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • NNCS similar
    Other business support services · Bonheiden · since 2017
  • NNCO similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Brussel · since 2009
  • NNCU similar
    Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
  • N.C. similar
    Abbreviation of NUTRI-CARE · Lochristi · since 1991
  • NC similar
    Abbreviation of Neptune Club · Courcelles · since 1994
  • NC+ similar
    Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Welkenraedt · since 1998
  • N.N. similar
    Abbreviation of NEW NEPTUNE · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1999
  • N.N. similar
    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Schaarbeek · since 2000
  • N+C similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2019
  • N=N similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Bree · since 2019
  • NC similar
    Abbreviation of Association Novum Consilium · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
  • NC similar
    Abbreviation of NEXT DAY CAPITAL NINE · Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 2022
  • General electrical installation work · since 2024
  • N.C. similar
    Abbreviation of NAYB CONSULTING · Computer programming · Vilvoorde · since 2024
  • NN similar
    Abbreviation of Néphrologie Navaux · Braine-le-Comte · since 2024
  • nn similar
    Trade name of SENSKOMMUN · Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
  • NC similar
    Abbreviation of New Collective · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Lille · since 2025
  • N.C. similar
    Abbreviation of Nursea Care · Elsene · since 2025
  • NC+ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
  • NC similar
    Abbreviation of Nimbus Cart · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2026

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