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.
“Sefic”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ganshoren · since 1968
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Fitness centres · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL EUROPEEN DE L'INDUSTRIE CHIMIQUE - EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL · Market research and public opinion polling · Etterbeek · since 1973
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION FORESTIERE, AGRICOLE ET DE CONSEIL · Logging · Braine-le-Comte · since 1987
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News agency activities · Ukkel · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Jette · since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Maldegem · since 2012
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 2004
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Société européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs - Europees Genootschap voor Ingenieursopleiding - European Society for Engineering Education · Other information service activities · Brussel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ENTREPRISES DE FUMISTERIE INDUSTRIELLE · Marseille · since 1986
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Beheer van kerkhoven en activiteiten van crematoria · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Bree · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2010
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of SEFIBEL · General cleaning of buildings · Ganshoren · since 2009
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Other building finishing work · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Schilde · since 1976
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Etterbeek · since 1987
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Abbreviation of HOUSING SERVICES · General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 1996
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Abbreviation of SUD-EURO-FOREST · Logging · Saint-Hubert · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Sport en Folie · Jette · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Summer Ends Festival · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2024
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Other business support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Libramont-Chevigny · since 1991
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Employment placement agencies · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Overijse · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other business support services · Kuurne · since 2024
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Abbreviation of European Pain Federation EFIC · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 1999
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FURNITURE INDUSTRIES CONFEDERATION · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2007
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Leuven · since 1965
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Herstal · since 2006
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Joinery installation · Seraing · since 2021
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Centre européen d'Information du Fuel - European Fuel Information Centre - Europaïsche Heizöl Informations Center · Ukkel · since 1977