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.
“Hoste, Tim”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2005
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Abbreviation of DRUKKERIJ EN UITGEVERIJ HOSTE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1914
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Veurne · since 1987
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wevelgem · since 1991
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since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Beersel · since 2017
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since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BAKKERIJ DEAN HOSTE · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Wetteren · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 2003
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since 2005
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General electrical installation work · Beernem · since 2023
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Aalter · since 2026
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Wingene · since 1984
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ADVIESBURO HOSTEN · Insurance agents and brokers · Brugge · since 1992
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2023
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Ukkel · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of SCHOENEN HOSTENS - DEHAEZE · Retail sale of footwear · Menen · since 1981
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since 2015
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2006
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Sports and recreation education · Jette · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 1999
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Other education · since 2013
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Abbreviation of House of Sweets & Things · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HOST CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2019
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Support activities for animal production · since 2010
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Voeren · since 2025