India: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$319 for one class, plus US$244 for each further class. India is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to India through an international registration. India is a leading import market for chemicals (class 1) and fuels and lubricants (class 4). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of carpets and mats (class 27) and textiles (class 24).
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 India 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 India 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$319 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$94 in official fees and about US$224 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$244. 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.
India is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to India through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate India is CHF 83 for one class (about US$100) and CHF 166 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application.
India's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$93.2bn), machines (class 7, US$46.4bn), vehicles (class 12, US$7.6bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$4.9bn), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$4.5bn), metal goods (class 6, US$4.0bn), chemicals (class 1, US$3.3bn), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$3.3bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$2.9bn) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$2.7bn). Within its region, it stands out for chemicals (#1 in South Asia), fuels and lubricants (#1 in South Asia), jewellery and watches (#1 in South Asia), machines (#1 in South Asia), electronics and software (#1 in South Asia) and hand tools (#1 in South Asia). Imports are growing fastest for jewellery and watches (50% a year), tobacco and smokers' articles (32% a year) and textiles (16% a year). Foreign applicants filed 43,016 trademark classes in India in 2024 - #1 in South Asia - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
India's exports of goods came to US$454.8bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were refined petroleum products (US$58.2bn, 13% of its exports, #2 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$26.1bn, 6% of its exports, #4 in the world), packaged medicines (US$24.1bn, 5% of its exports, #7 in the world), polished diamonds (US$15.9bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), jewellery (US$12.7bn, 3% of its exports, #3 in the world), rice (US$11.9bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), vehicle parts (US$8.1bn, 2% of its exports, #16 in the world), cars (US$7.4bn, 2% of its exports, #24 in the world), aircraft, helicopters and spacecraft (US$6.0bn, 1% of its exports, #6 in the world) and nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (US$5.3bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$46.9bn, #16 in the world), machines (class 7, US$32.9bn, #13 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$27.2bn, #9 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$23.1bn, #21 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$21.0bn, #6 in the world), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$13.0bn, #5 in the world), metal goods (class 6, US$5.6bn, #13 in the world), building materials (class 19, US$4.5bn, #7 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$4.1bn, #16 in the world) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$3.8bn, #18 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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