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.
“OSTAN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1987
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Landscape service activities · Rijkevorsel · since 2002
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Raising of other animals · since 2025
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Stabroek · since 2011
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Organization for the Spiritual Treatment of Animals · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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Other financial services · Ternat · since 2026
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Retail sale of other household articles · Oostende · since 2022
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Oudenaarde · since 1994
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Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of Calabi · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2026
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Abbreviation of OST - WEIGHING - DOSING & BULK - SYSTEMS · Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Kruibeke · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Oiseaux Sans Tête · Literary creation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Opus Ost · Other specialised design activities · Gent · since 2010
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Inland freight water transport · since 2024
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Dental practice · Ukkel · since 2001
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Insulation installation · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Ecaussinnes · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DecuDental · Dental practice · Oostende · since 2023
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Bornem · since 2008
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Mortsel · since 2024
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Real estate agency activities · Erpe-Mere · since 1991
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Vermogensbeheer · Wevelgem · since 1998
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Cafés and bars · Turnhout · since 2000
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Insulation installation · since 2016
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Abbreviation of TREFPUNT VERSTANDELIJKE HANDICAP · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Oudenaarde · since 2021
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Zandhoven · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2009
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Event catering · since 2010
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Soignies · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Stevig Anders · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Binche · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Oeuvres Sociales du Personnel des Accumulateurs Tudor à Florival · Grez-Doiceau · since 1948