Trademark Classes · Class 18
Class 18 covers leather and imitation leather, bags, luggage, wallets, and related goods, plus umbrellas and animal accessories. Here is what it includes, what it excludes, and how to word it.
Class 18 is a goods class covering leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials, including bags, luggage, wallets, purses, and trunks, as well as umbrellas, parasols, walking sticks, and animal harnesses and leather accessories.
The theme is leather goods and bags. It sits close to Class 25 (clothing) and Class 14 (accessories in precious materials), but bags and leather carry-goods are its core. This page is part of our full guide to all 45 trademark classes, and to how protection works across jurisdictions in our overview of trademark law and protection.
Work out whether your product or service genuinely sits in Class 18 before you file, because a wrong class protects the wrong thing.
Bag and luggage brands, leather-goods makers, wallet and small-leather-goods manufacturers, and makers of umbrellas and related accessories. If your product is a bag, a piece of luggage, or a leather good, Class 18 is very likely your class. Our trademark class search helps you check which classes fit before you file.
The most common Class 18 mistakes come from classifying by the wrong feature. These closely related items sit elsewhere:
Leather clothing and shoes are Class 25, not Class 18. Class 18 is bags and leather carry-goods.
Accessories in precious materials are Class 14; leather accessories are Class 18.
The Registry expects specific, standardised descriptions, not vague terms. Here are examples of clear, acceptable Class 18 wording:
| Instead of (vague) | Use (standardised) |
|---|---|
| “Bag” | “Bags” · “Handbags” · “Travelling bags” |
| “Luggage” | “Luggage” · “Trunks and travelling bags” |
| “Wallet” | “Wallets” · “Purses” |
| “Leather” | “Leather and imitations of leather” |
Each entry is specific and standardised. These are illustrative examples of acceptable phrasing, not legal advice for your filing; your exact wording should be drawn from the current NICE Classification and tailored to what your business actually does. Wording is a common cause of objections whether you file in India, the United States, Argentina, or elsewhere. For filing across several countries at once, see our global registration guide.
Class 18 covers leather and imitation leather and goods made from them, including bags, luggage, wallets, purses, and trunks, along with umbrellas, parasols, walking sticks, and animal harnesses. The theme is leather goods and bags. Leather clothing and footwear, however, are classified in Class 25, not Class 18.
Bag and luggage brands, leather-goods makers, wallet and small-leather-goods manufacturers, and makers of umbrellas and related accessories. If your product is a bag, a piece of luggage, or a leather good, Class 18 is likely your class. Fashion brands selling both bags and clothing often need Class 18 and Class 25.
A handbag is classified in Class 18, which covers bags and leather goods. Class 25 covers clothing, footwear, and headgear. So a fashion brand selling both handbags and clothing would typically need Class 18 for the bags and Class 25 for the garments, since the two classes cover different parts of the range.
No. Clothing made of leather, such as leather jackets, is classified in Class 25, the clothing class, not Class 18. Class 18 covers leather as a material and leather carry-goods such as bags and wallets, but garments and footwear, whatever their material, fall in Class 25.
Use specific, standardised terms such as handbags, travelling bags, wallets, or leather and imitations of leather, rather than the bare word bags or leather. Draw wording from the current NICE Classification and tailor it to your products to reduce objection risk.
Whether you are protecting your brand in one market or several, we identify the classes you need and handle registration worldwide, worded to avoid an avoidable objection.
