Trademark Class 34 in Nepal — Tobacco & Smokers' Articles (What It Covers & How to File)

NICE Class 34 covers tobacco and tobacco substitutes, cigarettes and cigars, electronic cigarettes and oral vaporisers, smokers' articles, and matches. It is a goods class. In Nepal, tobacco is a legal but heavily regulated and health-restricted category. You register a Class 34 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in — but note that tobacco advertising and packaging are tightly controlled by separate law, and the trademark does not override those rules.

Key Takeaways

• Class 34 is the tobacco class — tobacco, cigarettes and cigars, e-cigarettes and vaporisers, smokers' articles and matches.
• It includes smokers' accessories like lighters, ashtrays, cigar humidors and snuff boxes, and nicotine pouches.
• It excludes e-cigarette batteries and chargers (Class 9) and medical tobacco-free cigarettes (Class 5).
• A Class 34 trademark protects the brand only — tobacco advertising and packaging are governed by separate, strict rules.
• Nepal's tobacco, cigarette, bidi and match makers file in Class 34.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 34 cover?

Class 34 covers tobacco and tobacco substitutes; cigarettes and cigars; electronic cigarettes and oral vaporisers for smokers; smokers' articles; and matches. The unifying idea is tobacco products and smoking-related items. It includes non-medical tobacco substitutes, herbs for smoking, snuff and nicotine pouches, heat-not-burn devices, e-cigarette flavourings, and accessories such as lighters, ashtrays, tobacco jars, snuff boxes and cigar humidors.

Full list of goods in Class 34

Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 34 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 45 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:

• Absorbent paper for tobacco pipes
• Ashtrays for smokers
• Books of cigarette papers
• Chewing tobacco
• Cigar cases
• Cigar cutters
• Cigar holders
• Cigarette cases
• Cigarette filters
• Cigarette holders
• Cigarette paper
• Cigarette tips
• Cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes
• Cigarettes*
• Cigarillos
• Cigars
• Devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation
• Electronic cigarettes
• Firestones for smokers
• Flavourings for tobacco / flavorings for tobacco
• Flavourings for use in electronic cigarettes / flavorings for use in electronic cigarettes
• Gas containers for cigar lighters
• Herbs for smoking*
• Hookahs
• Humidors
• Lighters for smokers
• Liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes
• Match holders
• Matchboxes
• Matches
• Mouthpieces for cigarette holders
• Nicotine pouches for use as a tobacco substitute, not for medical purposes
• Oral vaporizers for smokers
• Pipe cleaners for tobacco pipes
• Pipe racks for tobacco pipes
• Pocket machines for rolling cigarettes
• Pouches for tobacco
• Snuff
• Snuff boxes
• Spittoons for tobacco users
• Tips of yellow amber for cigar and cigarette holders
• Tobacco
• Tobacco jars
• Tobacco pipes
• Wicks adapted for cigarette lighters

What Class 34 does not include

Some smoking-adjacent goods sit in other classes. Note these exclusions:

The rule of thumb: tobacco products, smokers' articles and matches are Class 34, but the battery/charger for a vape is Class 9, and a medical smoking-cessation product is Class 5.

Who files in Class 34 in Nepal?

In Nepal, Class 34 is filed by tobacco and cigarette manufacturers, bidi and chewing-tobacco (surti) makers, match manufacturers, and smokers'-accessory suppliers. Because tobacco is a heavily regulated, health-restricted product, the trademark protects the brand while separate laws govern advertising, packaging (including health warnings) and sale. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.

How to register a trademark in Class 34

Search the register for earlier tobacco marks, confirm Class 34 fits (and that a vape battery isn't really Class 9), 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. Registration is separate from — and does not exempt you from — the strict rules on tobacco advertising and packaging. See how to register a trademark in Nepal.

Do you need more than one class?

Sometimes. An e-cigarette business might file in Class 34 for the device and flavourings and add Class 9 for its batteries and chargers, or a match maker might add a retail 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 33 (Alcoholic Beverages) and Class 35 (Advertising & Retail Services).

A Nepal example

Take a Nepali match manufacturer that also sells lighters. Its matches and lighters are Class 34, where its brand is registered. Separately, an e-cigarette importer's devices and flavourings are Class 34, but the batteries and chargers that power them are Class 9. One tobacco or smokers'-article brand can span Class 34 for the core products and Class 9 for electronic components — filing only in Class 34 leaves the electronics exposed. And in every case, the trademark sits alongside, not above, the strict tobacco advertising and packaging rules.

Getting Class 34 right: common mistakes

The defining Class 34 mistake is assuming the trademark overrides tobacco controls — it does not. Tobacco advertising, promotion and packaging (including mandatory health warnings) are governed by separate, strict law, and a registered trademark does not exempt a brand from them. A second common error is filing e-cigarette electronics in Class 34: the device and flavourings are Class 34, but the battery and charger are Class 9.

A third pitfall is matches versus other igniting goods: matches are Class 34, but fireworks and explosives are Class 13. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 34 registration is precise, and add Class 9 where your range includes electronic components.

Why precise Class 34 filing matters

Tobacco brands are valuable and counterfeited, so a precise registration protects real value and lets the owner act against fakes. Naming your real goods — "cigarettes", "matches", "electronic cigarettes" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 9 electronics. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority. But precision here also means realism: the trademark protects the brand, while separate laws strictly control how a tobacco product may be advertised, packaged and sold.

In short

Class 34 is the tobacco class — tobacco, cigarettes and cigars, e-cigarettes, smokers' articles and matches. Two things to remember: e-cigarette batteries and chargers are Class 9, and the trademark protects the brand only, never the strict tobacco advertising and packaging rules. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early to protect a tobacco or smokers'-article brand. Because tobacco brands are valuable and widely counterfeited, a registered Class 34 mark is what lets the owner act against fakes — even while the strict advertising and packaging rules continue to apply. And because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge the application secures your priority in the category.

Class 34 filing checklist

• Confirm your product is a tobacco good, smokers' article or match — vape batteries are Class 9.
• Remember the trademark does not exempt you from tobacco advertising and packaging law.
• Check the exclusions — Class 9, 5 or 12.
• Search the register for similar tobacco marks.
• Draft a precise goods specification; add Class 9 for electronic components if relevant.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 34 trademark

Protect your tobacco, match or smokers'-article 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 about protecting a brand in a heavily regulated category.