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.
“HSTEK”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Veterinary services · Stekene · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Bekkevoort · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aarschot · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Ellezelles · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE TOURNAI ESPOIR KAIN · Operation of sports facilities · Tournai · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Plumbing work · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Jodoigne · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Hondenschool 't Sas · Investigation and private security services · Duffel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of HydroSub tech · Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Flémalle · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2004
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Abbreviation of HASSAN TRANSPORT · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Meise · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Socio-cultural adult education · Poperinge · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2019
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Other education · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Oudsbergen · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Psychology services · Lanaken · since 2024
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2026
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Abbreviation of HANDELSSTIMULANS TIENEN · Tienen · since 2000