Namibia: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$361 for one class, plus US$29 for each further class. Namibia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Namibia through an international registration. It can also be protected through an ARIPO application that designates Namibia. Namibia is a leading import market for wines and spirits (class 33) and agricultural products (class 31). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of uranium and thorium ore.
Trademark protection in Namibia can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO application that designates Namibia and other member states. The filing figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Namibia's own office.
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 Namibia 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$361 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$73 in official fees and about US$289 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$29. 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.
Namibia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Namibia through an international registration. Designating Namibia costs WIPO's standard complementary fee of CHF 100 (about US$120); beyond three classes WIPO also charges a supplementary fee per class, on top of its basic fee for the international application. It can also be protected through an ARIPO application that designates Namibia.
Namibia's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are machines (class 7, US$903m), vehicles (class 12, US$713m), electronics and software (class 9, US$633m), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$234m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$199m), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$177m), metal goods (class 6, US$160m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$145m), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$129m) and wines and spirits (class 33, US$128m). Within its region, it stands out for wines and spirits (#3 in Sub-Saharan Africa), agricultural products (#5 in Sub-Saharan Africa), meat, dairy and preserved foods (#7 in Sub-Saharan Africa) and medical apparatus (#8 in Sub-Saharan Africa). Imports are growing fastest for hand tools (26% a year), machines (18% a year) and vehicles (18% a year). Foreign applicants filed 2,662 trademark classes in Namibia in 2024 - #6 in Sub-Saharan Africa - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Namibia's exports of goods came to US$8.0bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were uranium and thorium ore (US$1.1bn, 13% of its exports, #1 in the world), radioactive elements (US$847m, 11% of its exports, #9 in the world), rough diamonds (US$843m, 11% of its exports, #7 in the world), gold (US$821m, 10% of its exports, #52 in the world), fish (US$378m, 5% of its exports, #19 in the world), refined copper (US$365m, 5% of its exports, #34 in the world), unrefined copper (US$346m, 4% of its exports, #10 in the world), polished diamonds (US$329m, 4% of its exports, #11 in the world), fish fillets (US$326m, 4% of its exports, #19 in the world) and refined petroleum products (US$289m, 4% of its exports, #80 in the world). By trademark class, its 3 largest exports were machines (class 7, US$120m, #81 in the world), fuels and lubricants (class 4, US$96m, #32 in the world) and electronics and software (class 9, US$70m, #97 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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