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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of European Franchise Consultants · Schaarbeek · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CONSULTING KANTOOR EVERS · Buying and selling of own real estate · Lille · since 1987
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FOOD CENTRE · Development of non-residential building projects · Brugge · since 1987
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Abbreviation of European Filter Corporation · Vervaardiging van filtreertoestellen · Lummen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FASHION CONVERTORS · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Anzegem · since 1999
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FRUIT CO-OPERATION - EUROPESE FRUIT COOPERATIE - EUROPAISCHE FRUCHT KOOPERATION · Support activities for crop production · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2003
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION · Brussel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of elite futur champions · Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Eventfor-Consulting Scomm · Business and other management consultancy · Chastre · since 2025
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Abbreviation of EWANE FIRE CONSULTING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herk-de-Stad · since 2021
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Overige kredietverstrekking n.e.g. · Veurne · since 2022
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Entreprises de Forages et de Constructions SA · Elvange-Monoorf · since 1971
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Abbreviation of European Federation of City Farms · Deerlijk · since 1991
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Abbreviation of European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations · Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Abbreviation of European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry · Elsene · since 2000
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Abbreviation of European Federation of Cytology Societies · Vocational training · Edegem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of EF CONSULTING & PARTNERS · Other legal services · Zaventem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FACT-CHECKING STANDARDS NETWORK · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ENGUERRAND DE FORMANOIR COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Virton · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Oosterzele · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Estaimpuis Futsal · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Espace Forma · Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Ecurie de Forestaille · Equestrian clubs · Thuin · since 2016
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Vilvoorde · since 2018
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Genk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ESTIA FIRES · Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Echo de Femmes · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ENERGIE-FLEUVES · Handel in elektriciteit · Herstal · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of EXPERT FINITION · General construction of residential buildings · Bornem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of European Fuel Cycle Consortium · Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Enjoy Fun · Seraing · since 1993