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.
“SEFACO”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Schilde · since 1978
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LILLE · since 2002
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2001
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Rumst · since 2002
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Roofing work · Heers · since 2018
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Mettet · since 1984
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Genk · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Heirman Logistics · Other business support services · Dendermonde · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Diksmuide · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Sprimont · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Bocholt · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of MEFACO INTERNATIONAL · Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Lokeren · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · Mol · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Hoeilaart · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 1999
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since 2013
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Abbreviation of SUDANESE-EUROPEAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ELEVAGE ET FABRICATION D'ALIMENTS POUR BETAIL · Vervaardiging van veevoeders · Ath · since 1980
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Lochem · since 2015
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RUSCHKLIKON · since 2000
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General cleaning of buildings · Liège · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Séfabi · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · since 2022