Zimbabwe: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$1,020 for one class, plus US$760 for each further class. Zimbabwe is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Zimbabwe through an international registration. It can also be protected through an ARIPO application that designates Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a leading import market for building materials (class 19) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of unmanufactured tobacco and nickel intermediates.
Trademark protection in Zimbabwe can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO application that designates Zimbabwe and other member states. The filing figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe 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$1,020 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$320 in official fees and about US$700 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$760. 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.
Zimbabwe is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Zimbabwe through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Zimbabwe is CHF 80 for one class (about US$96) and CHF 128 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application. It can also be protected through an ARIPO application that designates Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are machines (class 7, US$1.1bn), vehicles (class 12, US$706m), electronics and software (class 9, US$657m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$223m), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$178m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$147m), metal goods (class 6, US$145m), building materials (class 19, US$95m), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$87m) and chemicals (class 1, US$86m). Within its region, it stands out for building materials (#8 in Sub-Saharan Africa), cosmetics and cleaning (#9 in Sub-Saharan Africa) and chemicals (#10 in Sub-Saharan Africa). Imports are growing fastest for building materials (25% a year), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (18% a year) and furniture (15% a year). Foreign applicants filed 2,332 trademark classes in Zimbabwe in 2024 - #8 in Sub-Saharan Africa - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Zimbabwe's exports of goods came to US$7.9bn in 2024. Its 9 largest exports were gold (US$2.5bn, 32% of its exports, #33 in the world), unmanufactured tobacco (US$1.3bn, 17% of its exports, #3 in the world), nickel intermediates (US$986m, 12% of its exports, #3 in the world), mineral substances (US$837m, 11% of its exports, #2 in the world), ferro-alloys (US$392m, 5% of its exports, #16 in the world), rough diamonds (US$337m, 4% of its exports, #11 in the world), ores and concentrates (US$247m, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), coke (US$170m, 2% of its exports, #12 in the world) and chromium ore (US$146m, 2% of its exports, #3 in the world). By trademark class, its 1 largest exports were tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34, US$82m, #50 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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