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.
“NEF GROUP”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · Herstal · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
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Other technical testing and analysis · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aalst · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · As · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other construction installation · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Harelbeke · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Site preparation · Temse · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Diepenbeek · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of NMVF · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Theux · since 2013
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Freight transport by road · Etterbeek · since 2013
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Activities of head offices · Evere · since 2010
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Deinze · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Growing of flowers · Anderlecht · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Groothandel in werkkleding · Brussel · since 2002
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dilbeek · since 2020
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General cleaning of buildings · Evere · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Koekelberg · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Ledegem · since 2021
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since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2023
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Home Furniture Group · Retail sale of household furniture · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Liedekerke · since 2025
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Abbreviation of NM Group Real Estate & Assets · Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
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Other business support services · Turnhout · since 2026
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Site preparation · Zaventem · since 2024
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Waterloo · since 2017
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Gent · since 2018
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since 1996