Nice Classification
Class 1 — Chemicals
goodsIndustrial, scientific and agricultural chemicals, and unprocessed plastics.
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Filing in Class 1
Class 1 covers chemicals in their raw or industrial form — once a chemical product is sold to consumers as a finished good (a cleaning spray, a skincare oil), it usually belongs in Class 3 or 5 instead, not here. Identifications need to specify the chemical's end use (industrial, agricultural, scientific) since "chemicals" alone is too vague for the USPTO's pre-approved wording.
The USPTO charges a base application fee of $350 per class under the current fee schedule (as verified on 2026-07-07) — Class 1 is billed the same as every other class. Standard base fee under the 2025 fee schedule, filed via the USPTO Trademark Center. To keep that base fee, use pre-approved wording from the USPTO’s ID Manual to describe your goods rather than a custom description, which triggers a surcharge. See the full USPTO fee schedule for current figures.
In practice, businesses filing in Class 1 often also need Class 2 (Paints & coatings), Class 4 (Fuels & lubricants) and Class 6 (Common metals) — run a search across all of them before filing, not just this one.