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.
“CEFAC”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Blégny · since 1984
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since 1979
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Abbreviation of Centres Etudiants de Formation et d'Action culturelle et sociale · Koekelberg · since 1978
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN DE FORMATION A LA GESTION · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Roma · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Fédération européenne des fabricants d'Aliments composés pour Animaux · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1964
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL EUROPEEN DE L'INDUSTRIE CHIMIQUE - EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL · Market research and public opinion polling · Etterbeek · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Centre de Développement de l'Art chorégraphique · Schaarbeek · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Consortium européen de Matériel automobile et de Carrosserie · Figeac · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude, de Recherche et d'Animation culturelle · Eghezée · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes et d'Actions · Visé · since 1987
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since 1991
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Abbreviation of CRISIS & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTRE · Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ETUDES ET D'ACTION POUR LA COHESION SOCIALE · Etterbeek · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Veurne · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Raising of horses and other equines · Oudsbergen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Centre de Formation pour l'Aeronautique · Charleroi · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Confédération Européenne de l'Industrie des Pâtes, Papiers et Cartons · Elsene · since 1964
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Namur · since 1981
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE D'ETUDE DE REFLEXION, DOCUMENTATION SOCIALE ET ECONOMIQUE POUR LES COMMUNAUTES FRANCOPHONE, GERMANOPHONE DE L'ARRONDISSEMENT VERVIERS · Verviers · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN POUR LA PROMOTION ET L'AMELIORATION DU CHAT DE RACE · Quaregnon · since 2001
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of INSTITUT DES ARTS ET METIERS · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Virton · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Corps écrits · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of INSTITUT SAINTE-BEGGE A ANDENNE · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Andenne · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Communauté d'Energie Energy For All ASBL · Handel in elektriciteit · Seraing · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CENTRE ESPAGNOL DE FORMATION ET D'ACTIONS INTEGREES DE DEVELOPPEMENT · Vocational training · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Centre Emploi-Formation · Huy · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Centre fruitier wallon · Growing of pome and stone fruits · Hannut · since 1995
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'EDUCATION A LA CONSOMMATION · Vorst · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CITÉ ESPOIR FONDATION · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of CHAPITEAUX EN FETE · Verhuur en lease van tenten · Soignies · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Comité des élèves francophones · Youth work associations · Brussel · since 2009
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Abbreviation of COMME ELLE FAUT · Raising of horses and other equines · Wellen · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Oostrozebeke · since 1981
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE FORMATION ET D'ANIMATION DU MOUVEMENT OUVRIER CHRETIEN · Mons · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Association des entreprises liées au secteur de l'alimentation · Other business support services · Binche · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of INSTITUT TECHNIQUE DE LA COMMUNAUTE FRANCAISE IRCHONWELZ - ATH · Gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs ingericht door de Gemeenschappen · Ath · since 1989
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Specialist medical practice · Kasterlee · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1995
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Abbreviation of East Flanders Armwrestling Club · Brakel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANCY · Bierbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of EDEN FISCACCOUNT · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mouscron · since 2024
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Fertiliteit Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tournai · since 1993
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Schaarbeek · since 1989