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What is “NUF”?
NUF (Norwegian-registered foreign enterprise) is a branch or representative office used primarily in Norway.
Where it's used
NUF appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:
NO · Norway
What it tells you about the company
ComparableBroadly equivalent to EP in Norway.
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to NUF in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
| Country | Equivalent suffix |
|---|---|
| Norway | EP |
Normalizing “NUF” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme NUF” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
Request
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme NUF", "country": "no"}'Response
{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme nuf",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"nuf"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does NUF mean?
NUF means "Norwegian-registered foreign enterprise".
Which countries use NUF?
NUF is used in Norway.
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