Trademark Class 18 in Nepal — Leather & Bags (What It Covers & How to File)

NICE Class 18 covers leather and imitation leather, animal skins and hides, luggage and carrying bags, umbrellas and parasols, walking sticks, and harness and goods for animals. It is a goods class centred on leather and bags. In Nepal you register a Class 18 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in — with a key line: a leather bag is Class 18, but leather clothing or footwear is Class 25.

Key Takeaways

• Class 18 is the leather and bags class — leather, hides, luggage, handbags, wallets, umbrellas and animal goods.
• It includes suitcases, travelling bags, school bags, wallets and card cases, and umbrellas and parasols.
• Leather clothing, footwear and headwear are Class 25, not Class 18 — the split trips up many filers.
• It excludes purpose-built bags such as laptop bags (Class 9) and instrument cases (their own class).
• Nepal's leather-goods and bag makers file in Class 18.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 18 cover?

Class 18 covers leather and imitations of leather; animal skins and hides; luggage and carrying bags; umbrellas and parasols; walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery; and collars, leashes and clothing for animals. The unifying idea is leather as a material and general-purpose bags made from it or its imitations — together with a few traditional leather-adjacent goods like umbrellas, walking sticks and animal harness. It covers leather as a material, not leather finished into clothing.

Full list of goods in Class 18

Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 18 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 133 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:

• Adhesive tags of leather for bags
• Animal skins / pelts
• Attaché cases
• Backpacks for carrying infants
• Bags [envelopes, pouches] of leather, for packaging
• Bags for campers
• Bags for climbers
• Bags for sports*
• Bags*
• Beach bags
• Bits for animals [harness]
• Blinkers [harness] / blinders [harness]
• Boxes of leather or leatherboard
• Boxes of vulcanized fibre / boxes of vulcanized fiber
• Bridles [harness]
• Bridoons
• Briefcases
• Business card cases
• Butts [parts of hides]
• Card cases [notecases]
• Cases of leather or leatherboard
• Casings, of leather, for springs / casings, of leather, for plate springs
• Cat o' nine tails
• Cattle skins
• Chain mesh purses
• Chamois leather, other than for cleaning purposes / skins of chamois, other than for cleaning purposes
• Chin straps, of leather
• Clothing for pets
• Collars for animals*
• Compression cubes adapted for luggage
• Conference folders / conference portfolios
• Covers for animals
• Covers for horse saddles
• Credit card cases [wallets]
• Curried skins
• Dog waste bag dispensers adapted for use with leashes
• Fastenings for saddles
• Frames for bags [structural parts of bags]
• Frames for coin purses [structural parts of coin purses]
• Frames for hand-held umbrellas or parasols
• Fur / fur-skins
• Furniture coverings of leather
• Game bags [hunting accessories]
• Garment bags for travel
• Girths of leather
• Goldbeaters' skin
• Grips for holding shopping bags
• Halters / head-stalls
• Hand-held parasols
• Handbags
• Harness fittings
• Harness for animals
• Harness straps / harness traces
• Hat boxes of leather
• Haversacks
• Hiking sticks / trekking sticks
• Horse blankets
• Horse collars
• Horseshoes
• Imitation leather
• Key cases
• Kid
• Knee-pads for horses
• Labels of leather
• Leather cord
• Leather leashes / leather leads
• Leather straps / leather thongs
• Leather, unworked or semi-worked
• Leatherboard
• Leathercloth
• Luggage tags / baggage tags
• Moleskin [imitation of leather]
• Motorized suitcases
• Mountaineering sticks / alpenstocks
• Music cases
• Muzzles
• Mycelium-based imitation leather
• Net bags for shopping
• Nordic walking poles / Nordic walking sticks
• Nose bags [feed bags]
• Pads for horse saddles
• Parts of rubber for stirrups
• Pocket wallets
• Pouch baby carriers
• Purses
• Randsels [Japanese school satchels]
• Reins
• Reins for guiding children
• Reusable shopping bags
• Ribs for hand-held umbrellas or parasols
• Riding saddles
• Rucksacks / backpacks
• Saddle trees
• Saddlebags*
• Saddlecloths for horses
• Saddlery
• School bags / school satchels
• Sew-on tags of leather for clothing
• Shoulder belts [straps] of leather / leather shoulder belts / leather shoulder straps
• Sling bags for carrying infants
• Slings for carrying infants
• Smart suitcases
• Stirrup leathers
• Stirrups
• Straps for skates
• Straps for soldiers' equipment
• Straps of leather [saddlery]
• Suitcase handles
• Suitcase packing organizers / luggage organizers
• Suitcases
• Suitcases with wheels
• Tefillin [phylacteries]
• Toilet bags, not fitted
• Tool bags, empty
• Traces [harness]
• Travelling bags
• Trimmings of leather for furniture / leather trimmings for furniture
• Trunks [luggage]
• Umbrella covers
• Umbrella handles
• Umbrella rings
• Umbrella sticks
• Umbrellas*
• Valises
• Valves of leather
• Vanity cases, not fitted
• Vegan leather
• Walking stick handles / walking cane handles
• Walking stick seats
• Walking sticks* / canes*
• Wallet chains
• Wheeled shopping bags
• Whips

What Class 18 does not include

The big line is leather goods classified by function or as apparel. Note these exclusions:

The rule of thumb: a general leather bag or the leather material is Class 18, but leather apparel is Class 25, and a bag purpose-built for a specific product (laptop, instrument) is classified with that product.

Who files in Class 18 in Nepal?

In Nepal, Class 18 is filed by leather-goods and bag makers — handbag, wallet and luggage manufacturers — school-bag and backpack brands, and traditional leather craftspeople. As Nepali bag and accessory brands grow at home and target export, a registered trademark protects the name against copycats. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.

How to register a trademark in Class 18

Search the register for earlier leather and bag marks, confirm Class 18 fits (and that leather apparel isn't really Class 25), prepare your mark and specification, and file with the Department of Industry. It examines, publishes for the 90-day opposition window, and registers for a renewable 7-year term. See how to register a trademark in Nepal and how to search first.

Do you need more than one class?

Often. A leather brand that sells both bags (Class 18) and jackets and shoes (Class 25) needs both classes, and may add a retail-services class. Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your range first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 17 (Rubber & Plastics) and Class 19 (Building Materials).

A Nepal example

Take a Nepali leather-goods brand selling handbags and wallets. Those bags are Class 18, where the brand is registered. But if the same label makes leather jackets and shoes, those are Class 25, and any branded retail shop is Class 35. One leather brand can span Class 18 for bags, Class 25 for apparel, and Class 35 for retail — filing only in Class 18 leaves the clothing and shop unprotected. For a fashion-leaning leather label, the Class 18 and Class 25 pair is the core.

Getting Class 18 right: common mistakes

The defining Class 18 mistake is the bag-versus-apparel line. A leather handbag is Class 18, but a leather jacket, belt or shoe is Class 25. Leather brands that sell both often file only Class 18 and leave the apparel unprotected. A second common error is filing purpose-built bags in Class 18: a bag specially adapted for a laptop is Class 9, and an instrument case is Class 15.

A third pitfall involves leather by use: general leather is Class 18, but a leather strop is Class 8 and polishing leather is Class 21. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 18 registration is precise, and add Class 25 or a retail class where your range extends there.

Why precise Class 18 filing matters

Bags and accessories are style-driven and heavily copied, so a precise registration protects real value. Naming your real goods — "leather handbags", "backpacks", "wallets" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 25 apparel and purpose-built bags. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority as your brand grows toward export. For a leather or bag label, an early, accurate Class 18 filing — paired with Class 25 where you make apparel — is foundational protection.

In short

Class 18 is the leather-and-bags class — hides, luggage, handbags, wallets, umbrellas and animal goods. The line to remember is bag versus apparel: a leather bag is Class 18, but leather clothing, footwear and headwear are Class 25, and a laptop-specific bag is Class 9. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early to protect a style-driven brand at home and in export markets. And where your label sells both bags and leather apparel, file Class 18 and Class 25 together rather than relying on one to cover the other.

Class 18 filing checklist

• Confirm your product is a general leather good or bag, not apparel (Class 25).
• Check the exclusions — Class 25, 9, 15, 8 or 21.
• Search the register for similar leather and bag marks.
• Draft a precise goods specification.
• Add Class 25 or a retail class where your range extends there.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 18 trademark

Protect your leather, bag or luggage brand. Find your class with the NICE Class Finder, screen with the Conflict Checker, then register your trademark with our team. Talk to an IP expert if your range spans bags, leather apparel and retail.