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Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“NYSE”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • NYSE same name
    Overige bemiddeling in effecten- en goederencontracten, muv crowdfunding · Jodoigne · since 2020
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Nysec similar
    Name of an establishment of BARPAL · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schilde · since 2021
  • NYSEN similar
    Veterinary services · Ravels · since 2004
  • NYS similar
    Name of an establishment of NYSINVEST · Real estate agency activities · Aartselaar · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1971
  • Sole trader similar
    Operation of fairground attractions · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Joinery installation · since 2023
  • NYS LTD similar
    Doncaster · since 2008
  • NYS similar
    General electrical installation work · Kortrijk · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Insulation installation · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 1992
  • Sole trader similar
    Support activities for crop production · since 2023
  • NYSELEC similar
    Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Ciney · since 2023
  • NYS L. similar
    Joinery installation · Grobbendonk · since 1970
  • NYSM similar
    Activities of head offices · Hasselt · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 1996
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2015
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Raising of dairy cattle · since 2004
  • Dr. Nys E. similar
    General medical practice · Gent · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2014
  • Nysen Design similar
    Retail sale of other household articles · Ravels · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of lawyers · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 2023
  • NYSO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of NYSO PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL · Elsene · since 2018

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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