Ecuador: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$570 for one class, plus US$570 for each further class. Ecuador is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Ecuador is a leading import market for agricultural products (class 31) and chemicals (class 1). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of crustaceans and bananas.
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 Ecuador 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$570 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$208 in official fees and about US$362 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$570). 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.
Ecuador is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Ecuador's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$2.9bn), machines (class 7, US$2.4bn), vehicles (class 12, US$2.1bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$1.1bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$617m), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$533m), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$449m), agricultural products (class 31, US$439m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$413m) and rubber and plastics (class 17, US$323m). Within its region, it stands out for agricultural products (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), chemicals (#7 in Latin America and the Caribbean), machines (#7 in Latin America and the Caribbean), cosmetics and cleaning (#8 in Latin America and the Caribbean), pharmaceuticals (#8 in Latin America and the Caribbean) and hand tools (#8 in Latin America and the Caribbean). Imports are growing fastest for electronics and software (23% a year), cosmetics and cleaning (20% a year) and clothing, footwear and headwear (19% a year). Foreign applicants filed 7,307 trademark classes in Ecuador in 2024 - #8 in Latin America and the Caribbean - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Ecuador's exports of goods came to US$40.3bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$15.4bn, 38% of its exports, #20 in the world), crustaceans (US$6.3bn, 16% of its exports, #1 in the world), bananas (US$4.2bn, 10% of its exports, #1 in the world), cocoa beans (US$3.1bn, 8% of its exports, #2 in the world), prepared fish (US$1.6bn, 4% of its exports, #3 in the world), gold (US$1.1bn, 3% of its exports, #46 in the world), copper ore (US$1.1bn, 3% of its exports, #16 in the world), cut flowers (US$938m, 2% of its exports, #3 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$836m, 2% of its exports, #64 in the world) and precious metal ores (US$816m, 2% of its exports, #9 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$2.0bn, #24 in the world), agricultural products (class 31, US$1.0bn, #18 in the world), building materials (class 19, US$289m, #49 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$240m, #67 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$178m, #82 in the world), metal goods (class 6, US$99m, #64 in the world), machines (class 7, US$84m, #87 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$76m, #74 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$64m, #93 in the world) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$53m, #84 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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