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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.

“HOSTYN”

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

36 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HOST similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 1999
  • HOSTYOU similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Alken · since 2001
  • HOST similar
    Abbreviation of House of Sweets & Things · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • HOST similar
    Abbreviation of HOST CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2019
  • HOSTYCK similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2006
  • HOST similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Voeren · since 2025
  • HOSTE similar
    Abbreviation of DRUKKERIJ EN UITGEVERIJ HOSTE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1914
  • HOSTE similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Veurne · since 1987
  • HOSTE similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wevelgem · since 1991
  • HOSTI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 1995
  • HOSTA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2000
  • HOSTE similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Beersel · since 2017
  • HOSTA similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2013
  • HOSTE similar
    Name of an establishment of BAKKERIJ DEAN HOSTE · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Wetteren · since 2023
  • HOSTE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 2003
  • Hoste similar
    General electrical installation work · Beernem · since 2023
  • Hoste similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Aalter · since 2026
  • Hoster (sole trader) similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2023
  • HOST UP similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Mons · since 2022
  • HOSTEA similar
    Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Ukkel · since 2026
  • HOSTE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wingene · since 1984

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