Colombia: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$665 for one class, plus US$525 for each further class. Colombia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Colombia through an international registration. Colombia is a leading import market for tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34) and building materials (class 19). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of bananas and cut flowers.
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.
Goods where Colombia 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$665 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$430 in official fees and about US$235 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$525. 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.
Colombia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Colombia through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Colombia is CHF 276 for one class (about US$331) and CHF 414 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application.
Colombia's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$7.7bn), machines (class 7, US$5.3bn), vehicles (class 12, US$5.1bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$3.7bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$1.2bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.2bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$1.1bn), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$802m), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$793m) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$694m). Within its region, it stands out for tobacco and smokers' articles (#1 in Latin America and the Caribbean), building materials (#2 in Latin America and the Caribbean), pharmaceuticals (#3 in Latin America and the Caribbean), medical apparatus (#3 in Latin America and the Caribbean), chemicals (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean) and cosmetics and cleaning (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean). Imports are growing fastest for beer and soft drinks (10% a year), pharmaceuticals (6% a year) and cosmetics and cleaning (4% a year). Foreign applicants filed 19,319 trademark classes in Colombia in 2024 - #3 in Latin America and the Caribbean - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Colombia's exports of goods came to US$51.1bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$12.2bn, 24% of its exports, #23 in the world), coal (US$6.8bn, 13% of its exports, #8 in the world), gold (US$3.8bn, 7% of its exports, #27 in the world), coffee (US$3.6bn, 7% of its exports, #4 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$2.7bn, 5% of its exports, #42 in the world), bananas (US$1.6bn, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), cut flowers (US$1.4bn, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), coke (US$1.2bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world), aluminium (US$609m, 1% of its exports, #6 in the world) and ferro-alloys (US$562m, 1% of its exports, #13 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were agricultural products (class 31, US$1.5bn, #12 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$1.1bn, #32 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$1.1bn, #62 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$755m, #44 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$501m, #54 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$500m, #66 in the world), machines (class 7, US$494m, #60 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$480m, #45 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$428m, #55 in the world) and meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$336m, #61 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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