Mauritius: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$622 for one class, plus US$133 for each further class. Mauritius is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Mauritius through an international registration. Mauritius is a leading import market for meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29) and medical apparatus (class 10).
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.
Our estimate is about US$622 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$172 in official fees and about US$450 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$133. 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.
Mauritius is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Mauritius through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Mauritius is CHF 105 for one class (about US$126) and CHF 140 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application.
Mauritius' 10 largest import markets by trademark class are vehicles (class 12, US$641m), electronics and software (class 9, US$514m), machines (class 7, US$336m), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$202m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$193m), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$191m), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$181m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$151m), furniture (class 20, US$119m) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$116m). Within its region, it stands out for meat, dairy and preserved foods (#5 in Sub-Saharan Africa) and medical apparatus (#9 in Sub-Saharan Africa). Imports are growing fastest for vehicles (20% a year), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (13% a year) and furniture (12% a year). Foreign applicants filed 3,857 trademark classes in Mauritius in 2024 - #4 in Sub-Saharan Africa - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Mauritius' exports of goods came to US$2.6bn in 2024. Its 4 largest exports were prepared fish (US$299m, 12% of its exports, #16 in the world), sugar (US$267m, 10% of its exports, #24 in the world), animals (US$111m, 4% of its exports, #3 in the world) and fish (US$101m, 4% of its exports, #49 in the world). By trademark class, its 6 largest exports were clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$330m, #75 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$301m, #64 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$77m, #96 in the world), machines (class 7, US$75m, #93 in the world), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$69m, #54 in the world) and medical apparatus (class 10, US$55m, #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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