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.
“TARTANS”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Wichelen · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hasselt · since 1990
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oostende · since 2001
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Elsene · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · since 2023
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · since 2014
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Site preparation · since 2024
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2025
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Finishing of textiles · since 2017
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Abbreviation of THEATRE ARTS · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Turnhout · since 2018
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Farciennes · since 2021
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Dental practice · Zwevegem · since 2026