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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“MZL”

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.

  • MZL same name
    Abbreviation of MECHELEN ZUID LOGISTICS · Vilvoorde · since 2002
  • MZL same name
    Vocational training · Wavre · since 2020
  • MZL IMMO very similar
    Brussel · since 2005
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MZLP similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
  • MZ similar
    Abbreviation of Mechelse Zwemschool · Mechelen · since 2021
  • MZ similar
    Abbreviation of Mohow Zeh · Performing arts by independent artists · Wevelgem · since 2022
  • MZ similar
    Abbreviation of Maga-Zinnes · Namur · since 2003
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
  • Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2025
  • M.Z similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Kortrijk · since 2025
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026

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