Nigeria: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$203 for one class, plus US$203 for each further class. Nigeria is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Nigeria is a leading import market for coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30) and furniture (class 20). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of cocoa beans.
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 Nigeria 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$203 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$22 in official fees and about US$181 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$203). 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.
Nigeria is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Nigeria's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are machines (class 7, US$4.5bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$3.9bn), vehicles (class 12, US$3.5bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.1bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$947m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$879m), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$783m), furniture (class 20, US$774m), metal goods (class 6, US$699m) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$629m). Within its region, it stands out for coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (#1 in Sub-Saharan Africa), furniture (#1 in Sub-Saharan Africa), building materials (#1 in Sub-Saharan Africa), fuels and lubricants (#2 in Sub-Saharan Africa), textiles (#2 in Sub-Saharan Africa) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (#2 in Sub-Saharan Africa). Imports are growing fastest for paper and printed matter (16% a year), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (7% a year) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (3% a year).
Nigeria's exports of goods came to US$63.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$40.6bn, 64% of its exports, #9 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$10.7bn, 17% of its exports, #9 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$3.1bn, 5% of its exports, #38 in the world), cocoa beans (US$2.2bn, 3% of its exports, #3 in the world), nitrogen fertilisers (US$1.0bn, 2% of its exports, #10 in the world), dredgers and floating cranes (US$531m, 1% of its exports, #11 in the world), oil seeds (US$391m, 1% of its exports, #5 in the world), gold (US$348m, 1% of its exports, #63 in the world), coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashews (US$313m, 0% of its exports, #7 in the world) and aluminium (US$313m, 0% of its exports, #39 in the world). By trademark class, its 3 largest exports were machines (class 7, US$80m, #89 in the world), agricultural products (class 31, US$69m, #63 in the world) and tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34, US$63m, #54 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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