NICE Class 26 covers lace and embroidery, ribbons and bows, buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles, artificial flowers, hair decorations and false hair. It is the haberdashery and dressmaking-accessories class. In Nepal it supports the country's large garment and tailoring sector. You register a Class 26 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in — with a key line: buttons and zips are Class 26, but the garment they fasten is Class 25.
Key Takeaways
- Class 26 is the haberdashery class — lace, ribbons, buttons, zips, pins, needles, artificial flowers and hair decorations.
- Clothing fastenings and trimmings are Class 26, but the garment itself is Class 25.
- It includes false hair and wigs, hair bands and barrettes, and non-jewellery charms.
- It excludes false eyelashes (Class 3), hair prostheses (Class 10), jewellery charms (Class 14) and yarn (Class 23).
- Nepal's sewing-supply, button, zip and hair-accessory makers file in Class 26.
- Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.
What does Trademark Class 26 cover?
Class 26 covers lace and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; and false hair. The unifying idea is small dressmaking, trimming and adornment items — the fastenings and decorations added to clothing, plus sewing supplies, artificial flowers and hair accessories. It is defined against the garment itself (Class 25) and against yarn and thread (Class 23).
Full list of goods in Class 26
Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 26 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 140 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:
- Appliqués [haberdashery]
- Artificial flowers
- Artificial fruit
- Artificial garlands
- Artificial garlands incorporating lights
- Artificial plants, other than Christmas trees
- Artificial wreaths
- Artificial wreaths incorporating lights
- Badges for wear, not of precious metal
- Beads, other than for making jewellery / beads, other than for making jewelry
- Belt clasps
- Binding needles
- Birds' feathers [clothing accessories]
- Blouse fasteners / dress body fasteners
- Bobbins for retaining embroidery floss or wool [not parts of machines]
- Bodkins
- Bows for the hair
- Boxes for sewing needles
- Bra extenders
- Bra strap extenders
- Brassards / arm bands [clothing accessories]
- Breast lift tapes
- Brooches [clothing accessories]
- Buckles [clothing accessories]
- Buckles for bags
- Buttons*
- Charms, other than for jewellery, key rings or key chains / charms, other than for jewelry, key rings or key chains
- Chenille [passementerie]
- Clasps for bags
- Clasps for coin purses
- Collar stays
- Competitors' numbers
- Cords for clothing
- Cords for trimming
- Corset busks / whalebones for corsets
- Crochet hooks / crochet needles
- Darning lasts
- Darning needles
- Decorative articles for the hair
- Decorative charms for mobile telephones / decorative charms for cell phones
- Edgings for clothing
- Elastic ribbons
- Embroidery / fancy goods [embroidery]
- Embroidery needles
- Entomological pins
- Expanding bands for holding sleeves
- Eyelets for clothing
- False beards
- False hair
- False hems
- False moustaches
- Fastenings for clothing
- Fastenings for suspenders / fastenings for braces
- Feathers [clothing accessories]
- Festoons [embroidery]
- Fittings for lingerie [haberdashery]
- Frills [lacework]
- Frills for clothing
- Fringes
- Gold embroidery
- Haberdashery [dressmakers' articles]*, except thread
- Haberdashery bows
- Haberdashery ribbons
- Hair bands
- Hair barrettes / hair slides
- Hair colouring caps / hair coloring caps
- Hair curlers, electric and non-electric, other than hand implements
- Hair curling papers
- Hair curling pins
- Hair extensions
- Hair grips / bobby pins
- Hair nets
- Hair pins
- Hat pins, other than jewellery / hatpins, other than jewelry
- Hat trimmings
- Hatbands / hat bands
- Heat adhesive patches for decoration of textile articles [haberdashery]
- Heat adhesive patches for repairing textile articles
- Hook and pile fastening tapes
- Hooks [haberdashery]
- Hooks for corsets
- Human hair
- Knitting kits
- Knitting needles
- Lace for edgings
- Lace trimmings / passementerie
- Lanyard cords for clothing
- Letters for marking linen
- Lingerie tapes
- Mica spangles
- Needle cases
- Needle cushions
- Needle-threaders
- Needles*
- Numerals for marking linen
- Ornamental novelty badges [buttons]
- Ostrich feathers [clothing accessories]
- Picot [lace]
- Pin cushions
- Pinback buttons
- Pins, other than jewellery / pins, other than jewelry
- Plaited hair / tresses of hair
- Prize ribbons
- Removable breast enhancer pads used in bras
- Ribbons and bows, not of paper, for gift wrapping
- Ribbons for the hair
- Rosettes [haberdashery]
- Rug hooks
- Saddlers' needles
- Sewing boxes
- Sewing kits
- Sewing needles
- Sewing thimbles
- Shoe buckles
- Shoe eyelets
- Shoe fasteners
- Shoe hooks
- Shoe laces
- Shoe trimmings
- Shoemakers' needles
- Shoulder pads for clothing
- Shuttles for making fishing nets
- Silver embroidery
- Skirt flounces
- Snap fasteners
- Spangles for clothing
- Tapes for curtain headings
- Tassels [haberdashery]
- Tatting shuttles
- Top-knots [pompoms]
- Toupees
- Tracing wheels
- Trimmings for clothing
- Trouser clips for cyclists
- Underwires for brassieres
- Wigs
- Woollen laces
- Wreaths of artificial flowers
- Zip fasteners / slide fasteners [zippers] / zippers
- Zippers for bags / zip fasteners for bags
What Class 26 does not include
Trimming- and hair-related goods sit in several classes. Note these exclusions:
| Product | Correct class |
|---|---|
| The garment itself | Class 25 |
| Yarns and threads for textile use | Class 23 |
| False eyelashes | Class 3 |
| Hand-operated hair curlers (curling tongs) | Class 8 |
| Hair prostheses (medical) | Class 10 |
| Jewellery charms | Class 14 |
The rule of thumb: a fastening, trimming, sewing supply or hair decoration is Class 26, but the garment is Class 25, thread is Class 23, and hair or charm goods defined by another use are classified accordingly.
Who files in Class 26 in Nepal?
Class 26 quietly supports Nepal's garment and tailoring industry. It is filed by sewing-supply and haberdashery makers — buttons, zips, hooks and trimmings — hair-accessory and false-hair (wig) brands, and artificial-flower and decoration makers. For a button or zip brand supplying garment factories, a registered trademark protects the name buyers specify in bulk orders. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.
How to register a trademark in Class 26
Search the register for earlier haberdashery marks, confirm Class 26 fits (and that a garment isn't really Class 25 or thread 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 trimmings business that sells buttons and zips (Class 26) and sewing thread (Class 23), or a fashion brand that adds its own trims (Class 26) to its clothing (Class 25), needs multiple classes. Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your range first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 25 (Clothing & Footwear) and Class 27 (Carpets & Floor Coverings).
A Nepal example
Take a supplier of buttons and zips to Nepal's garment factories. Those fastenings are Class 26, where its brand is registered. But the sewing thread it also sells is Class 23, and if it ever launched its own clothing line, that would be Class 25. One haberdashery brand can span Class 26 for trimmings and Class 23 for thread — filing only in Class 26 leaves the thread line unprotected. For a components supplier whose name is specified in factory orders, the Class 26 filing protects that reputation.
Getting Class 26 right: common mistakes
The defining Class 26 mistake is confusing trimmings with the garment or the thread. Buttons, zips and lace are Class 26, but the finished garment is Class 25 and sewing thread is Class 23. Businesses that touch several stages often file the wrong one. A second common error involves hair goods: wigs, hair bands and false beards are Class 26, but false eyelashes are Class 3, hair prostheses for medical use are Class 10, and hand curling tongs are Class 8.
A third pitfall is charms: a decorative non-jewellery charm is Class 26, but a jewellery charm of precious metal is Class 14. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 26 registration is precise, and add Class 23 or 25 where your range extends there.
Why precise Class 26 filing matters
Haberdashery components are specified by name in bulk garment orders, so an accurate registration protects real B2B value. Naming your real goods — "buttons", "zip fasteners", "wigs" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 25 garments and Class 23 thread. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority. For a haberdashery or hair-accessory brand, an early, precisely scoped Class 26 filing protects the name factories and retailers rely on.
In short
Class 26 is the haberdashery class — fastenings, lace and ribbons, sewing supplies, hair decorations and false hair. The line to remember is trimming versus garment: buttons and zips are Class 26, but the garment is Class 25 and thread is Class 23. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early to protect a haberdashery or hair-accessory brand. For a components supplier whose name is written into factory purchase orders, that early Class 26 filing is what protects the reputation the orders are built on.
Class 26 filing checklist
- Confirm your product is a trimming, fastening, sewing supply or hair decoration — not a garment (Class 25) or thread (Class 23).
- Check the exclusions — Class 25, 23, 3, 8, 10 or 14.
- Search the register for similar haberdashery marks.
- Draft a precise goods specification.
- Add Class 23 or Class 25 where your range extends there.
- File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.
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Register your Class 26 trademark
Protect your haberdashery, button, zip or hair-accessory 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 trimmings, thread and clothing.
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