Australia: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$940 for one class, plus US$360 for each further class. Australia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Australia through an international registration. Australia is a leading import market for ropes and tents (class 22) and paper and printed matter (class 16). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of wines and spirits (class 33) and iron ore.
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
In colour: goods where Australia is among the world's 10 largest exporters, or has at least 5% of world exports. In grey, for comparison: its next-largest shares.
Goods where Australia is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$940 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$174 in official fees and about US$766 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$360. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
Australia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Australia through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Australia is CHF 217 for one class (about US$261) and CHF 434 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application.
Australia's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are vehicles (class 12, US$42.8bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$40.3bn), machines (class 7, US$28.2bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$10.8bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$10.6bn), furniture (class 20, US$5.5bn), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$5.4bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$5.3bn), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$4.6bn) and metal goods (class 6, US$4.3bn). Within its region, it stands out for ropes and tents (#1 in East Asia and Pacific), paper and printed matter (#1 in East Asia and Pacific), textiles (#2 in East Asia and Pacific), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (#2 in East Asia and Pacific), furniture (#2 in East Asia and Pacific) and household utensils (#2 in East Asia and Pacific). Imports are growing fastest for vehicles (7% a year), beer and soft drinks (4% a year) and cosmetics and cleaning (4% a year). Foreign applicants filed 67,644 trademark classes in Australia in 2024 - #3 in East Asia and Pacific - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Australia's exports of goods came to US$357.4bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were iron ore (US$87.4bn, 24% of its exports, #1 in the world), coal (US$61.7bn, 17% of its exports, #1 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$49.0bn, 14% of its exports, #3 in the world), gold (US$30.3bn, 8% of its exports, #3 in the world), crude oil (US$6.7bn, 2% of its exports, #25 in the world), aluminium oxide (US$6.1bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world), wheat (US$5.7bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world), frozen beef (US$5.7bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), copper ore (US$4.6bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world) and aluminium (US$3.8bn, 1% of its exports, #6 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were machines (class 7, US$4.0bn, #39 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$3.7bn, #43 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$3.1bn, #26 in the world), medical apparatus (class 10, US$2.8bn, #19 in the world), wines and spirits (class 33, US$2.0bn, #8 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$2.0bn, #28 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$1.5bn, #30 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$1.3bn, #45 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$1.0bn, #33 in the world) and agricultural products (class 31, US$543m, #25 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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