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.
“ELFA”
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.
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Abbreviation of Entreprises Léonard frères · Chaudfontaine · since 1937
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2025
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Abbreviation of European Local Fibre Alliance · Brussel · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van andere gereedschapswerktuigen · Berlare · since 2009
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Other education · Ternat · since 2016
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Association El-Fath pour le Culte islamique et la Culture arabe · Andenne · since 1982
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Activities of head offices · Koksijde · since 2001
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Boortmeerbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of European Lacrosse Federation · Lievegem · since 2020
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Vielsalm · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Entre Les Filles · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Retail sale of household furniture · Lommel · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Haaltert · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of GOLDEN CASH · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Evere · since 1991
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since 1995
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2008
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hasselt · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of YASS FOOD · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
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Reparatie en onderhoud van civiele schepen · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Roofing work · since 1999
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Abbreviation of European Lease and Finance Company · Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Nivelles · since 2003
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Vocational training · Zaventem · since 2002
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of NETWORK OF EUROPEAN LGBTIQ* FAMILIES ASSOCIATIONS · Brussel · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of SHKODRA M · Contract catering and other food service activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Electro Physical Manufacturing Company · Antwerpen · since 1964
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Knokke-Heist · since 1983