Benelux: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$653 for one class, plus US$135 for each further class. Benelux is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Benelux through an international registration. One Benelux registration covers Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Benelux is a leading import market for paints (class 2) and medical apparatus (class 10). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of agricultural products (class 31) and meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29).
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 Benelux 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 Benelux 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$653 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$273 in official fees and about US$380 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$135. 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.
Benelux is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Benelux through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Benelux is CHF 224 for one class (about US$269) and CHF 249 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application. One Benelux registration covers Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Benelux's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$140.7bn), vehicles (class 12, US$97.2bn), machines (class 7, US$78.2bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$74.8bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$36.7bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$33.4bn), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$19.1bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$14.5bn), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$14.0bn) and furniture (class 20, US$13.6bn). Compared with the rest of the world, it stands out for paints (#1 in the world), medical apparatus (#2 in the world), agricultural products (#2 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (#2 in the world), pharmaceuticals (#2 in the world) and beer and soft drinks (#2 in the world). Imports are growing fastest for firearms and fireworks (11% a year), jewellery and watches (11% a year) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (10% a year).
Benelux's exports of goods came to US$598.2bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were refined petroleum products (US$50.2bn, 8% of its exports, #4 in the world), crude oil (US$24.7bn, 4% of its exports, #16 in the world), semiconductor-making machines (US$22.8bn, 4% of its exports, #2 in the world), vaccines, blood products and biologics (US$18.5bn, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$16.4bn, 3% of its exports, #7 in the world), computers (US$16.3bn, 3% of its exports, #7 in the world), packaged medicines (US$14.0bn, 2% of its exports, #12 in the world), medical and surgical instruments (US$8.7bn, 1% of its exports, #6 in the world), cars (US$7.2bn, 1% of its exports, #24 in the world) and orthopaedic and hearing aids (US$6.2bn, 1% of its exports, #5 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$67.9bn, #11 in the world), machines (class 7, US$61.5bn, #8 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$34.7bn, #7 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$25.9bn, #19 in the world), medical apparatus (class 10, US$17.9bn, #6 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$17.8bn, #1 in the world), agricultural products (class 31, US$16.5bn, #1 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$13.5bn, #4 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$11.2bn, #13 in the world) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$8.9bn, #10 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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