What Trademark Class 34 Covers
Class 34 includes mainly tobacco and articles used for smoking, as well as certain accessories and containers related to their use.
This class includes, in particular
- tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes
- flavourings for use in electronic cigarettes or oral vaporizers for smokers
- herbs for smoking
- snuff
- certain accessories and containers related to the use of tobacco and articles for smoking, for example, lighters for smokers, ashtrays for smokers, tobacco jars, snuff boxes, cigar humidors
What Class 34 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 34 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
Goods in Trademark Class 34
Use these wordings in the specification of your application. Each carries its basic number in the Nice list. A description outside the list is allowed, but it must be specific enough for the Registry to classify.
| Basic No. | Goods |
|---|---|
| 340011 | absorbent paper for tobacco pipes |
| 340036 | ashtrays for smokers |
| 340010 | books of cigarette papers |
| 340012 | chewing tobacco |
| 340015 | cigar cases |
| 340014 | cigar cutters |
| 340017 | cigar holders |
| 340016 | cigarette cases |
| 340006 | cigarette filters |
| 340022 | cigarette holders |
| 340024 | cigarette paper |
| 340005 | cigarette tips |
| 340019 | cigarettes containing tobacco substitutes, not for medical purposes |
| 340020 | cigarettes* |
| 340025 | cigarillos |
| 340013 | cigars |
| 340046 | devices for heating tobacco for the purpose of inhalation |
| 340039 | electronic cigarettes |
| 340027 | firestones for smokers |
| 340042 | flavourings for tobacco / flavorings for tobacco |
| 340043 | flavourings for use in electronic cigarettes / flavorings for use in electronic cigarettes |
| 340008 | gas containers for cigar lighters |
| 340028 | herbs for smoking* |
| 340045 | hookahs |
| 340038 | humidors |
| 340007 | lighters for smokers |
| 340040 | liquid solutions for use in electronic cigarettes |
| 340031 | match holders |
| 340035 | matchboxes |
| 340001 | matches |
| 340023 | mouthpieces for cigarette holders |
| 340047 | nicotine pouches for use as a tobacco substitute, not for medical purposes |
| 340041 | oral vaporizers for smokers |
| 340026 | pipe cleaners for tobacco pipes |
| 340030 | pipe racks for tobacco pipes |
| 340021 | pocket machines for rolling cigarettes |
| 340004 | pouches for tobacco |
| 340033 | snuff |
| 340034 | snuff boxes |
| 340037 | spittoons for tobacco users |
| 340002 | tips of yellow amber for cigar and cigarette holders |
| 340003 | tobacco |
| 340032 | tobacco jars |
| 340009 | tobacco pipes |
| 340044 | wicks adapted for cigarette lighters |
A slash separates alternative wordings of the same item. An asterisk marks an item whose name also appears in other classes, depending on its purpose.
Filing a Trademark in Class 34
The Trade Marks Registry classifies goods and services by the current edition of the Nice Classification (rule 20, Trade Marks Rules, 2017). One application in Form TM-A can cover Class 34 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.
| Applicant | E-filing, per class | Physical filing, per class |
|---|---|---|
| Individual, start-up or small enterprise | ₹4,500 | ₹5,000 |
| Any other applicant | ₹9,000 | ₹10,000 |
Government fee for Form TM-A under the First Schedule to the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. Professional charges are separate.
- Search the mark in Class 34 and in the related classes before filing.
- Describe the goods in the words of the list wherever they fit.
- File in every class you trade in; protection does not extend to a class you left out.
Official documents behind this page
- WIPO, Nice Classification, 13th Edition, Version 2026In force from 1 January 2026: class heading, explanatory note and the list of goods and services. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, rule 20Goods and services are classified as in the current edition of the Nice Classification published by WIPO.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, First Schedule, entry 1Fee for Form TM-A, payable for each class.
- Trade Marks Act, 1999, section 18(2)One application may cover different classes, with the fee payable for each class.
Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.