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.
“Koest”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Genk · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Kippenkwekerijen · Aalter · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Temse · since 2025
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Wichelen · since 2013
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · Lievegem · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 2020
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Other business support services · Londerzeel · since 2022
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Computer programming · Roeselare · since 2022
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Gent · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Brasschaat · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Boest by Sara · Office administrative and support services · Lier · since 2025
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General cleaning of buildings · Pelt · since 2025
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Other business support services · Kontich · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · NEEDE · since 2026
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Abbreviation of K.O.E -Serving the children of the world · Other membership organisations · Middelkerke · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Event catering · Aalst · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2001
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Other personal services · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2008
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Izegem · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jabbeke · since 2010
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Psychology services · since 2020
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 2026
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Observatoire Européen de la Santé Transfrontalière · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Arlon · since 2017
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Abbreviation of OEST EVENTS · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brugge · since 2025