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.
“NOSTA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Elsene · since 1995
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Opwijk · since 2016
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Other information technology and computer services · Diepenbeek · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Deerlijk · since 2016
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Seraing · since 2021
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brussel · since 2009
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Gouvy · since 1988
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Evere · since 1990
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Diepenbeek · since 1991
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Menen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of HUYSENTRUYT - DOSQUET · Full-service restaurants · Kuurne · since 1996
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1989
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2015
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Accordeongezelschap Nostalgia vzw · Turnhout · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 2017
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of Volodymyr · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Genk · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2019
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · since 2003
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Pelt · since 2010
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Gent · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of PICADOR · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herent · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of ZHANO · Cafés and bars · Ninove · since 2007
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zonhoven · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2020
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1992
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · since 2023
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · since 2024
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HOUILLES · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of VARTEKS TRADING · Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Sint-Niklaas · since 1974
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Name of an establishment · Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Sint-Niklaas · since 1985
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Warehousing and storage · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of NOSTHERM · Plumbing work · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Other financial services · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of LAAOUINI SAMIR PALLETS · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 1971