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.
“NOVATRADE”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Waterloo · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Hasselt · since 2026
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Lint · since 2018
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of NOVA CARGO SERVICES · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Computer programming · since 2002
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Book publishing · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2012
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Abbreviation of NOV@TRIS SOLUTIONS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Temse · since 2017
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Vorst · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Kortenberg · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Ranst · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2018
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Other business support services · Beersel · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Clavier · since 2025
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Other social work without accommodation · Kortrijk · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Nieuwe Omroep voor Alleman · Ichtegem · since 1982
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Dendermonde · since 1990
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Other specialised construction activities · Zandhoven · since 2013
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Namur · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Oupeye · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Namur · since 2018
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Hotels and similar accommodation · La Louvière · since 2017
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Pittem · since 2004
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Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Joinery installation · since 2020