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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BFE”

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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BFE same name
    Abbreviation of BUREAU FINANCIER ECAUSSINNOIS · Ecaussinnes · since 1991
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
  • BFE same name
    Abbreviation of BOPET Films Europe · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
  • BFE same name
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Vorselaar · since 2023
  • BFE same name
    Abbreviation of BUS FINANCE EUROPE · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Boortmeerbeek · since 2025
  • Site preparation · since 2025
  • B.F.E. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of BONNE FORTUNE EXPANSION · Liège · since 1990
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • B.F. & P. similar
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1982
  • b.felt similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2014
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Black Flag · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BRUGGE FOUNDATION · Tourist information services · Brugge · since 2015
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BRUSSELS FOOTBALL · Brussel · since 2016
  • BF similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2017
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BRICO FLAGEY · Koekelberg · since 2020
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Be Formation · Schaarbeek · since 2020
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Bearfeet · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brugge · since 2021
  • bf similar
    Abbreviation of Bisdomfoor · Operation of fairground attractions · Overijse · since 2022
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BlueFrog · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pajottegem · since 2009
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BORAK FILMS · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Brussel · since 2009
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Baba fish · Anderlecht · since 2010
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Butterfly · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Gent · since 2010
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BFLEET · Other business support services · Wevelgem · since 2005
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BLANC FONTAINE · Operation of sports facilities · Bouillon · since 2006
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of BARRY FASHION · Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 2024
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Le Bonheur au Féminin · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Anderlecht · since 2024
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Bella Famiglia · Tournai · since 2024
  • BF similar
    Abbreviation of Boerenforum · Bierbeek · since 2025
  • B Fest similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Gent · since 1995
  • BF similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021

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