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.
“JOSTAX”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1994
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Landscape service activities · Rijkevorsel · since 2002
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of JOST LOGISTICS · Warehousing and storage · Herstal · since 1962
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Anderlecht · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · Schilde · since 1988
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Freight transport by road · WEISWAMPACH · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Geraardsbergen · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Zele · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beyne-Heusay · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Lommel · since 1997
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Brussel · since 1992
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Insulation installation · Büllingen · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lier · since 1993
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Event catering · Gent · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Roeselare · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Josto VZW · Youth work associations · Antwerpen · since 2026
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since 2003
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Kruisem · since 2020
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Malle · since 2004
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General medical practice · Courcelles · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010