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.
“NUS”
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 National Utility Service · Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 1968
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Oostende · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of NU Solutions · Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Zottegem · since 2019
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Media representation · Aarschot · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Bertrand NAMUR et Guy UERLINGS société d'avocats · Activities of lawyers · Verviers · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 1995
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Kortrijk · since 1997
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Jette · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zoersel · since 2022
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Kuurne · since 2007
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Visé · since 2010
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Freight transport by road · Halen · since 2024
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Other business support services · Lokeren · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Diest · since 2026