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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.

“STEFEA”

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.

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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.

  • STEFEA same name
    Brussel · since 2026
  • STEFEX very similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 1987
  • STEFA very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1991
  • STEFCA very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Anzegem · since 1985
  • StefVA very similar
    Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2018
  • STEFRA very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Beringen · since 2023
  • STEFRA very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2006
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STEF similar
    Trade name of STEF LOGISTICS SAINTES · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Tubize · since 1976
  • STEA similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE TRANSPORTS ET D'EXPORTATIONS AFRICAINES · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
  • Retail sale of antiques · since 2001
  • STEA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2014
  • STEF similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Gent · since 2014
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2000
  • Stef similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2015
  • Stefedy similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2018
  • STEF E&C similar
    Freight transport by road · Destelbergen · since 2003
  • STEFF similar
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1990
  • STEFF similar
    Gent · since 1998
  • Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · since 2022
  • STEFI similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2020
  • Retail sale of bicycles · since 2023
  • General electrical installation work · since 2000
  • STEFENALU similar
    Joinery installation · Ans · since 2011
  • STEFAM similar
    Freight transport by road · Veurne · since 1993
  • STEFKI similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1994
  • STEFCO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Bocholt · since 1999
  • STEFRE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2001
  • STEFIR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2012
  • Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2014
  • Overige plantenvermeerdering · since 2016
  • STEFIS similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2016
  • Stefco similar
    Wholesale of live animals · Lummen · since 2019
  • Joinery installation · since 2019
  • Steffy similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Arendonk · since 2022
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2009
  • Stefco similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2003
  • STEFFI similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Oudenburg · since 2004
  • STEFIX similar
    Real estate agency activities · Holsbeek · since 2006
  • Stef VD similar
    Landscape service activities · Lebbeke · since 2024
  • STEFAN similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2026

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