Sri Lanka: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$500 for one class, plus US$500 for each further class. Sri Lanka is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Sri Lanka is a leading import market for games, toys and sports goods (class 28) and pharmaceuticals (class 5). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of tea.
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 Sri Lanka 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$500 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$12 in official fees and about US$488 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$500). 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.
Sri Lanka is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Sri Lanka's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are machines (class 7, US$1.3bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$1.2bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$476m), vehicles (class 12, US$290m), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$256m), metal goods (class 6, US$204m), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$201m), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$193m), chemicals (class 1, US$151m) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$148m). Within its region, it stands out for games, toys and sports goods (#2 in South Asia), pharmaceuticals (#2 in South Asia), haberdashery (#3 in South Asia), chemicals (#3 in South Asia), paints (#3 in South Asia) and medical apparatus (#3 in South Asia). Imports are growing fastest for building materials (39% a year), medical apparatus (30% a year) and machines (20% a year). Foreign applicants filed 3,205 trademark classes in Sri Lanka in 2024 - #3 in South Asia - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Sri Lanka's exports of goods came to US$13.8bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were tea (US$1.4bn, 10% of its exports, #2 in the world), brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof (US$641m, 5% of its exports, #4 in the world), slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (US$565m, 4% of its exports, #5 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$504m, 4% of its exports, #20 in the world), t-shirts, singlets and other vests (US$456m, 3% of its exports, #27 in the world), retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber (US$451m, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$411m, 3% of its exports, #22 in the world), gloves, mittens and mitts (US$409m, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), precious and semi-precious stones (US$379m, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world) and underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (US$366m, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$5.3bn, #20 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$380m, #71 in the world), machines (class 7, US$307m, #64 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$253m, #64 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$216m, #73 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$146m, #63 in the world), agricultural products (class 31, US$115m, #56 in the world), paper and printed matter (class 16, US$107m, #60 in the world), games, toys and sports goods (class 28, US$102m, #46 in the world) and ropes and tents (class 22, US$75m, #22 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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