Saudi Arabia: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$2,515 for one class, plus US$2,515 for each further class. Saudi Arabia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Saudi Arabia through an international registration. Saudi Arabia is a leading import market for carpets and mats (class 27) and jewellery and watches (class 14). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of crude oil and polyethylene.
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 Saudi Arabia 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$2,515 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$1,733 in official fees and about US$782 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$2,515). 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.
Saudi Arabia is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Saudi Arabia through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Saudi Arabia is CHF 1397 for one class (about US$1,677) and CHF 2794 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application.
Saudi Arabia's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are vehicles (class 12, US$30.1bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$28.0bn), machines (class 7, US$23.3bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$8.0bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$5.6bn), furniture (class 20, US$4.4bn), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$4.0bn), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$3.7bn), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$3.7bn) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$3.4bn). Within its region, it stands out for carpets and mats (#1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), jewellery and watches (#1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), building materials (#1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), meat, dairy and preserved foods (#1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (#1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan) and vehicles (#1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Imports are growing fastest for electronics and software (21% a year), machines (20% a year) and vehicles (19% a year). Foreign applicants filed 20,009 trademark classes in Saudi Arabia in 2024 - #2 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Saudi Arabia's exports of goods came to US$307.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$186.9bn, 61% of its exports, #1 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$28.9bn, 9% of its exports, #9 in the world), polyethylene (US$11.2bn, 4% of its exports, #2 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$6.6bn, 2% of its exports, #13 in the world), polypropylene (US$5.1bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world), industrial alcohols (US$4.8bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$4.5bn, 1% of its exports, #18 in the world), mixed fertilisers (US$3.3bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world), warships and other vessels (US$3.2bn, 1% of its exports, #1 in the world) and cyclic hydrocarbons (US$2.9bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$8.1bn, #36 in the world), machines (class 7, US$2.7bn, #41 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$1.5bn, #42 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$1.3bn, #35 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$1.1bn, #34 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$905m, #34 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$889m, #37 in the world), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$834m, #21 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$602m, #44 in the world) and paper and printed matter (class 16, US$527m, #30 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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