Taiwan, Province of China: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$462 for one class, plus US$421 for each further class. Taiwan, Province of China is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Taiwan, Province of China is a leading import market for machines (class 7) and wines and spirits (class 33). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of electronics and software (class 9) and hand tools (class 8).
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.
In colour: goods where Taiwan, Province of China is among the world's 10 largest exporters, or has at least 5% of world exports. In grey, for comparison: its next-largest shares.
Goods where Taiwan, Province of China 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$462 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$162 in official fees and about US$300 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$421). 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.
Taiwan, Province of China is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Taiwan, Province of China's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$120.4bn), machines (class 7, US$34.5bn), vehicles (class 12, US$11.6bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$5.3bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$3.3bn), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$2.9bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$2.7bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$2.4bn), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$2.1bn) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$2.0bn). Within its region, it stands out for machines (#4 in East Asia and Pacific), wines and spirits (#4 in East Asia and Pacific), electronics and software (#5 in East Asia and Pacific), medical apparatus (#5 in East Asia and Pacific), pharmaceuticals (#5 in East Asia and Pacific) and vehicles (#5 in East Asia and Pacific). Imports are growing fastest for medical apparatus (16% a year), tobacco and smokers' articles (8% a year) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (4% a year).
Taiwan, Province of China's exports of goods came to US$526.1bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were integrated circuits (chips) (US$220.8bn, 42% of its exports, #1 in the world), computers (US$56.9bn, 11% of its exports, #2 in the world), computer parts (US$18.3bn, 3% of its exports, #3 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$17.6bn, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$9.2bn, 2% of its exports, #23 in the world), storage media and smart cards (US$8.8bn, 2% of its exports, #3 in the world), flat panel displays (US$8.8bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world), semiconductor-making machines (US$5.9bn, 1% of its exports, #7 in the world), semiconductors and solar cells (US$5.6bn, 1% of its exports, #6 in the world) and screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (US$5.0bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$365.6bn, #2 in the world), machines (class 7, US$27.4bn, #15 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$11.0bn, #29 in the world), metal goods (class 6, US$8.9bn, #5 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$4.3bn, #15 in the world), hand tools (class 8, US$3.3bn, #4 in the world), games, toys and sports goods (class 28, US$2.5bn, #8 in the world), furniture (class 20, US$2.2bn, #25 in the world), medical apparatus (class 10, US$2.0bn, #25 in the world) and chemicals (class 1, US$1.6bn, #19 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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