Trademark Class 22 in Nepal — Ropes, Sacks & Raw Fibres (What It Covers & How to File)

NICE Class 22 covers ropes and string, nets, tents and tarpaulins, awnings, sails, bulk-storage sacks, padding and stuffing materials, and raw fibrous textile materials such as jute, cotton and wool fibre. It is a goods class for ropes, sacks and raw fibres. In Nepal — with its significant jute industry — you register a Class 22 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in.

Key Takeaways

• Class 22 covers ropes and string, nets, tents and tarpaulins, bulk sacks, padding, and raw textile fibres.
• It includes jute, cotton and wool fibre before spinning, plus jute sacks and packaging bags of textile.
• Raw fibre is Class 22; spun yarn and thread are Class 23; finished fabric is Class 24.
• It excludes metal ropes (Class 6), safety nets (Class 9), and paper or plastic bags (Class 16).
• Nepal's jute mills, rope makers and sack producers file in Class 22.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 22 cover?

Class 22 covers ropes and string; nets; tents and tarpaulins; awnings of textile or synthetic materials; sails; sacks for the transport and storage of materials in bulk; padding, cushioning and stuffing materials (except of paper, cardboard, rubber or plastics); and raw fibrous textile materials and substitutes. The unifying idea sits at the start of the textile chain — raw fibres before they are spun — together with cordage, sacks and heavy textile goods like tents and tarpaulins.

Full list of goods in Class 22

Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 22 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 114 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:

• Animal feeding nets
• Animal hair
• Awnings of synthetic materials
• Awnings of textile
• Bags [envelopes, pouches] of textile, for packaging
• Binding thread, not of metal, for agricultural purposes
• Bindings, not of metal
• Bivouac sacks being shelters
• Body bags
• Braces, not of metal, for handling loads / harness, not of metal, for handling loads
• Brattice cloth
• Cables, not of metal
• Camel hair
• Camping swags
• Canvas for sails
• Car towing ropes
• Carbon fibres for textile use / carbon fibers for textile use
• Carded wool
• Cloth bags specially adapted for the storage of diapers
• Coconut fibre / coconut fiber
• Cocoons
• Combed wool
• Commercial fishing nets
• Cords for hanging pictures
• Cotton tow
• Cotton waste [flock] for padding and stuffing
• Covers for camouflage
• Down [feathers]
• Dust sheets / drop cloths
• Eiderdown
• Esparto grass
• Feathers for bedding
• Feathers for stuffing upholstery
• Fleece wool
• Flock [stuffing]
• Glass fibres for textile use / glass fibers for textile use
• Grasses for upholstering
• Hammocks
• Hemp bands
• Hemp fibres / hemp fibers
• Horsehair*
• Jute
• Kapok
• Ladder tapes for jalousies / webbing for jalousies
• Laundry bags
• Liber
• Linters
• Mail bags
• Mesh bags for washing laundry
• Net pens for fish farming
• Nets for camouflage
• Nets*
• Netting for protection against birds and insects
• Outdoor blinds of textile
• Packing [cushioning, stuffing] materials, not of rubber, plastics, paper or cardboard
• Packing rope
• Packing string
• Padding materials, not of rubber, plastics, paper or cardboard / stuffing, not of rubber, plastics, paper or cardboard
• Patio umbrellas
• Pig bristles*
• Plastic fibres for textile use / plastic fibers for textile use
• Polyester fibres for stuffing upholstery / polyester fibers for stuffing upholstery
• Purse seines
• Raffia
• Ramie fibre / ramie fiber
• Raw cotton
• Raw fibrous textile
• Raw linen [flax]
• Raw or treated wool
• Raw silk
• Rockfall prevention nets, not of metal
• Rope ladders
• Ropes, not of metal
• Ropes*
• Sacks for the transport and storage of materials in bulk
• Sail gaskets
• Sails
• Sails for snowkiting / sails for kite skiing
• Sash cords
• Sawdust
• Schappe [raw silk waste] / silk waste
• Seaweed for stuffing
• Sheaf-binding yarns
• Shorn wool
• Silk flock
• Sisal
• Slings, not of metal, for handling loads
• Snares [nets]
• Soy foam for padding and stuffing
• Spun polyester fibre for textile use / spun polyester fiber for textile use
• Straps, not of metal, for handling loads / belts, not of metal, for handling loads
• Straw for stuffing upholstery
• Straw wrappers for bottles / bottle envelopes of straw / packing, of straw, for bottles
• String
• Strips for tying-up vines
• Tarpaulins*
• Tents*
• Textile fibres / textile fibers
• Thread, not of metal, for wrapping or binding
• Tow
• Twine for nets
• Twine made of paper
• Upholstery wool [stuffing]
• Vehicle covers, not fitted
• Vitreous silica fibres for textile use / vitreous silica fibers for textile use
• Wadding for filtering
• Wadding for padding and stuffing upholstery
• Wax ends
• Whipcord
• Wood shavings for stuffing
• Wood wool
• Wool flock
• Wrapping or binding bands, not of metal
• Zip ties, not of metal / cable ties, not of metal

What Class 22 does not include

Cordage, nets and packaging span several classes by material and function. Note these exclusions:

The rule of thumb: fibre-based cordage, sacks and raw fibre are Class 22, but metal ropes are Class 6, spun yarn is Class 23, and paper or plastic bags are Class 16.

Who files in Class 22 in Nepal?

Class 22 is meaningful in Nepal because of the country's jute industry, one of its older manufacturing sectors. It is filed by jute mills and sack makers, rope and twine producers, tent and tarpaulin manufacturers, and suppliers of raw natural fibres like jute, allo and coir. For a jute-goods brand supplying bulk sacks to agriculture and trade, a registered trademark protects the name buyers specify. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.

How to register a trademark in Class 22

Search the register for earlier fibre and cordage marks, confirm Class 22 fits (and that spun yarn isn't really Class 23), 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?

Sometimes. A jute business that sells raw fibre and sacks (Class 22), jute yarn (Class 23) and woven jute fabric (Class 24) spans three classes along the textile chain. Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your range first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 21 (Kitchen & Household) and Class 23 (Yarns & Threads).

A Nepal example

Take a Nepali jute mill. Its raw jute fibre and jute sacks are Class 22, where its brand is registered. But the jute yarn it spins is Class 23, and the woven jute fabric or hessian it produces is Class 24. One jute brand can span three classes across the textile chain — filing only in Class 22 leaves the yarn and fabric lines unprotected. Understanding where a product sits on the fibre-to-fabric path is the key to protecting a jute business fully.

Getting Class 22 right: common mistakes

The defining Class 22 mistake is confusing stages of the textile chain. Raw fibre and cordage are Class 22, but once fibre is spun into yarn or thread it becomes Class 23, and once woven into fabric it becomes Class 24. Fibre businesses that span the chain often file only Class 22. A second common error is filing metal or synthetic-specific ropes wrongly: metal ropes are Class 6, and rubber or plastic padding is Class 17.

A third pitfall is nets and bags by function: fishing nets are Class 22, but safety nets are Class 9 and sports nets Class 28, and paper or plastic packaging bags are Class 16, not Class 22. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 22 registration is precise, and add Class 23 or 24 where your range extends along the chain.

Why precise Class 22 filing matters

Jute and cordage are industrial goods specified by name in bulk contracts, so an accurate registration protects real commercial value. Naming your real goods — "jute sacks", "natural-fibre rope", "raw jute fibre" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 23 yarn and Class 24 fabric. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority in an established industry. For a jute or rope brand, an early, precisely scoped Class 22 filing — plus 23 and 24 where you go further along the chain — protects the name buyers rely on.

In short

Class 22 sits at the start of the textile chain — ropes, nets, tents, sacks, padding and raw fibres like jute. The line to remember is the chain itself: raw fibre is Class 22, spun yarn is Class 23, and woven fabric is Class 24. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early to protect a jute, rope or sack brand across its full range.

Class 22 filing checklist

• Confirm your product is raw fibre, cordage or a sack — not spun yarn (Class 23) or fabric (Class 24).
• Check the exclusions — Class 6, 9, 16, 17, 23 or 28.
• Search the register for similar fibre and cordage marks.
• Draft a precise goods specification.
• Add Class 23 or Class 24 where your range extends along the chain.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 22 trademark

Protect your jute, rope or sack 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 raw fibre, yarn and fabric.