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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Nationale Slotenmakersfederatie · Brugge · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2017
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Abbreviation of New Street Future · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Zaventem · since 2006
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Waterloo · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Abbreviation of NEW START · Freight transport by road · since 1998
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Namur · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Novy Svet · Cultural education · Oudergem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of NS Group · since 2021
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Abbreviation of MUFI · Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Nouvelle Senne · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Abbreviation of HUMAN SOLUTIONS RH · Employment placement agencies · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Nouvelle Saison · Charleroi · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Nieuwe Samenwerking · Wervik · since 2024
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Abbreviation of NK Solutions · Plumbing work · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Nelson's Sweepers · Tienen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of NUMQUAM SERO · Business and other management consultancy · since 2023