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.
“NORTEC”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Eeklo · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1995
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Computer programming · Willebroek · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2007
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Retie · since 1976
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Charleroi · since 1997
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since 1980
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Ukkel · since 1986
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Other building finishing work · Nijlen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of NOA TECHNOLOGIES · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Namur · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2003
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · since 2017
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of NATIONAL OLDTIMERS RACING TEAM · Bertem · since 2003
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Groothandel in meet-, controle- en navigatieinstrumenten · Zandhoven · since 2020
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Other education · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Normalisations et Techniques Industrielles · Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Manage · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · Olen · since 1968
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Oostende · since 1991
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Trade name of NIET-OPENBARE REGIONALE TELEVISIEVERENIGINGEN VLAANDEREN · Other membership organisations · Vilvoorde · since 1993
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · amsterdam · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Genk · since 2024
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Ukkel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1990
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Les Bons Villers · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Diksmuide · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · Comines-Warneton · since 2022
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Other postal and courier activities · Jette · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 2025
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Kortrijk · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · since 2023