The European Union: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$1,441 for one class, plus US$153 for each further class. The European Union is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to the European Union through an international registration. An EU trade mark covers all 27 EU countries with one registration. The European Union is a leading import market for agricultural products (class 31) and tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of wines and spirits (class 33) and pharmaceuticals (class 5).
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 European Union (EUIPO) 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 European Union (EUIPO) 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$1,441 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$951 in official fees and about US$490 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$153. 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.
The European Union is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to the European Union through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate the European Union is CHF 789 for one class (about US$947) and CHF 837 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application. An EU trade mark covers all 27 EU countries with one registration.
The European Union's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$920.5bn), vehicles (class 12, US$649.1bn), machines (class 7, US$544.7bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$338.7bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$282.3bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$108.1bn), furniture (class 20, US$98.0bn), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$96.7bn), metal goods (class 6, US$93.2bn) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$88.6bn). Compared with the rest of the world, it stands out for agricultural products (#1 in the world), tobacco and smokers' articles (#1 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (#1 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (#1 in the world), paints (#1 in the world) and beer and soft drinks (#1 in the world). Imports are growing fastest for firearms and fireworks (26% a year), tobacco and smokers' articles (15% a year) and beer and soft drinks (11% a year).
The European Union's exports of goods came to US$2,750.6bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were packaged medicines (US$155.5bn, 6% of its exports, #1 in the world), cars (US$142.7bn, 5% of its exports, #1 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$99.4bn, 4% of its exports, #2 in the world), vaccines, blood products and biologics (US$96.2bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), vehicle parts (US$72.1bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), aircraft, helicopters and spacecraft (US$40.9bn, 1% of its exports, #1 in the world), jet engines and gas turbines (US$39.4bn, 1% of its exports, #2 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$28.2bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world), computers (US$27.7bn, 1% of its exports, #6 in the world) and jewellery (US$27.5bn, 1% of its exports, #1 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were machines (class 7, US$328.7bn, #2 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$283.3bn, #3 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$274.0bn, #1 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$267.1bn, #1 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$67.4bn, #1 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$64.7bn, #3 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$48.3bn, #1 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$48.0bn, #1 in the world), medical apparatus (class 10, US$45.2bn, #2 in the world) and furniture (class 20, US$41.3bn, #2 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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