Scope
What Trademark Class 18 Covers
Class 18 includes mainly leather, imitations of leather and certain goods made of those materials.
This class includes, in particular
- luggage and carrying bags, for example, suitcases, trunks, travelling bags, sling bags for carrying infants, school bags
- luggage tags
- business card cases, pocket wallets
- boxes and cases of leather or leatherboard
- umbrellas and parasols being small portable goods for protection against weather conditions
Belongs elsewhere
What Class 18 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 18 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
- certain goods made of leather, imitations of leather, animal skins and hides that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, leather strops (Class 8), polishing leather (Class 21), chamois leather for cleaning (Class 21), leather belts for clothing (Class 25)
- bags and cases adapted to the product they are intended to contain, for example, bags adapted for laptops (Class 9), bags and cases for cameras and photographic equipment (Class 9), cases for musical instruments (Class 15), golf bags with or without wheels, bags especially designed for skis and for surfboards (Class 28)
- walking sticks or canes for medical purposes (Class 10)
- patio umbrellas (Class 22)
- clothing, footwear and headwear of leather for human beings (Class 25)
Alphabetical list
Goods in Trademark Class 18
Use these wordings in the specification of your application. Each carries its basic number in the Nice list. A description outside the list is allowed, but it must be specific enough for the Registry to classify.
| Basic No. | Goods |
|---|---|
| 180147 | adhesive tags of leather for bags |
| 180002 | animal skins / pelts |
| 180073 | attaché cases |
| 180142 | backpacks for carrying infants |
| 180079 | bags [envelopes, pouches] of leather, for packaging |
| 180075 | bags for campers |
| 180074 | bags for climbers |
| 180118 | bags for sports* |
| 180124 | bags* |
| 180076 | beach bags |
| 180017 | bits for animals [harness] |
| 180056 | blinkers [harness] / blinders [harness] |
| 180089 | boxes of leather or leatherboard |
| 180098 | boxes of vulcanized fibre / boxes of vulcanized fiber |
| 180112 | bridles [harness] |
| 180011 | bridoons |
| 180083 | briefcases |
| 180126 | business card cases |
| 180038 | butts [parts of hides] |
| 180021 | card cases [notecases] |
| 180091 | cases of leather or leatherboard |
| 180052 | casings, of leather, for springs / casings, of leather, for plate springs |
| 180061 | cat o' nine tails |
| 180088 | cattle skins |
| 180090 | chain mesh purses |
| 180094 | chamois leather, other than for cleaning purposes / skins of chamois, other than for cleaning purposes |
| 180062 | chin straps, of leather |
| 180135 | clothing for pets |
| 180030 | collars for animals* |
| 180138 | compression cubes adapted for luggage |
| 180139 | conference folders / conference portfolios |
| 180054 | covers for animals |
| 180097 | covers for horse saddles |
| 180125 | credit card cases [wallets] |
| 180032 | curried skins |
| 180148 | dog waste bag dispensers adapted for use with leashes |
| 180006 | fastenings for saddles |
| 180065 | frames for bags [structural parts of bags] |
| 180150 | frames for coin purses [structural parts of coin purses] |
| 180018 | frames for hand-held umbrellas or parasols |
| 180067 | fur / fur-skins |
| 180116 | furniture coverings of leather |
| 180019 | game bags [hunting accessories] |
| 180111 | garment bags for travel |
| 180080 | girths of leather |
| 180008 | goldbeaters' skin |
| 180131 | grips for holding shopping bags |
| 180059 | halters / head-stalls |
| 180066 | hand-held parasols |
| 180077 | handbags |
| 180120 | harness fittings |
| 180055 | harness for animals |
| 180033 | harness straps / harness traces |
| 180023 | hat boxes of leather |
| 180100 | haversacks |
| 180140 | hiking sticks / trekking sticks |
| 180026 | horse blankets |
| 180025 | horse collars |
| 180121 | horseshoes |
| 180042 | imitation leather |
| 180113 | key cases |
| 180027 | kid |
| 180053 | knee-pads for horses |
| 180130 | labels of leather |
| 180031 | leather cord |
| 180005 | leather leashes / leather leads |
| 180036 | leather straps / leather thongs |
| 180039 | leather, unworked or semi-worked |
| 180022 | leatherboard |
| 180141 | leathercloth |
| 180128 | luggage tags / baggage tags |
| 180063 | moleskin [imitation of leather] |
| 180137 | motorized suitcases |
| 180001 | mountaineering sticks / alpenstocks |
| 180013 | music cases |
| 180028 | muzzles |
| 180149 | mycelium-based imitation leather |
| 180114 | net bags for shopping |
| 180153 | Nordic walking poles / Nordic walking sticks |
| 180050 | nose bags [feed bags] |
| 180117 | pads for horse saddles |
| 180045 | parts of rubber for stirrups |
| 180069 | pocket wallets |
| 180123 | pouch baby carriers |
| 180010 | purses |
| 180127 | randsels [Japanese school satchels] |
| 180072 | reins |
| 180136 | reins for guiding children |
| 180071 | reusable shopping bags |
| 180007 | ribs for hand-held umbrellas or parasols |
| 180081 | riding saddles |
| 180058 | rucksacks / backpacks |
| 180004 | saddle trees |
| 180134 | saddlebags* |
| 180129 | saddlecloths for horses |
| 180082 | saddlery |
| 180020 | school bags / school satchels |
| 180146 | sew-on tags of leather for clothing |
| 180096 | shoulder belts [straps] of leather / leather shoulder belts / leather shoulder straps |
| 180044 | sling bags for carrying infants |
| 180122 | slings for carrying infants |
| 180151 | smart suitcases |
| 180046 | stirrup leathers |
| 180119 | stirrups |
| 180035 | straps for skates |
| 180012 | straps for soldiers' equipment |
| 180034 | straps of leather [saddlery] |
| 180086 | suitcase handles |
| 180144 | suitcase packing organizers / luggage organizers |
| 180085 | suitcases |
| 180133 | suitcases with wheels |
| 180132 | tefillin [phylacteries] |
| 180143 | toilet bags, not fitted |
| 180047 | tool bags, empty |
| 180057 | traces [harness] |
| 180078 | travelling bags |
| 180041 | trimmings of leather for furniture / leather trimmings for furniture |
| 180092 | trunks [luggage] |
| 180051 | umbrella covers |
| 180068 | umbrella handles |
| 180003 | umbrella rings |
| 180014 | umbrella sticks |
| 180043 | umbrellas* |
| 180115 | valises |
| 180087 | valves of leather |
| 180093 | vanity cases, not fitted |
| 180145 | vegan leather |
| 180060 | walking stick handles / walking cane handles |
| 180016 | walking stick seats |
| 180015 | walking sticks* / canes* |
| 180152 | wallet chains |
| 180070 | wheeled shopping bags |
| 180049 | whips |
No rows match — clear the filter to see all.
A slash separates alternative wordings of the same item. An asterisk marks an item whose name also appears in other classes, depending on its purpose.
Filing in India
Filing a Trademark in Class 18
The Trade Marks Registry classifies goods and services by the current edition of the Nice Classification (rule 20, Trade Marks Rules, 2017). One application in Form TM-A can cover Class 18 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.
| Applicant | E-filing, per class | Physical filing, per class |
|---|---|---|
| Individual, start-up or small enterprise | ₹4,500 | ₹5,000 |
| Any other applicant | ₹9,000 | ₹10,000 |
Government fee for Form TM-A under the First Schedule to the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. Professional charges are separate.
- Search the mark in Class 18 and in the related classes before filing.
- Describe the goods in the words of the list wherever they fit.
- File in every class you trade in; protection does not extend to a class you left out.
Official documents behind this page
- WIPO, Nice Classification, 13th Edition, Version 2026In force from 1 January 2026: class heading, explanatory note and the list of goods and services. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, rule 20Goods and services are classified as in the current edition of the Nice Classification published by WIPO.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, First Schedule, entry 1Fee for Form TM-A, payable for each class.
- Trade Marks Act, 1999, section 18(2)One application may cover different classes, with the fee payable for each class.
Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.