Revised Fees as of 13th Augst 2020
Download Government notice number 42 on revised fees
Business Names
SERVICES
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Business Registration Renewal
Amendments
Certified Copy
Cessation of Business
Search
FEES
MK10,000
MK10,000
MK10,000
MK5,000
MK 2,000
MK 10,000
MK 2,000
Companies
SERVICES
Company under section 28(1) of the Act
Public Listed Company (PLC)
External Company
Amalgamation
Annual return
Restoration of a Company
Search
Name Reservation
Registration of any other document
FEES
MK 75,000.00
MK 500,000
MK 250,000
MK 100,000
MK 20,000
MK 100,000
MK 4,000
MK 20,000
MK 20,000
NGO’S
FEES
Registration
Change of Trustees/registration of new Address
Change of Name or Constitution
Inspection of registered documents
FEES
MK 50,000
MK 10,000
MK 30,000
MK 5,000
Personal Property Security Registry
TYPES OF FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE PPSR
Per Transaction: Below is the fee structure for Registration, Renewal and Certified Search Report of Security Interest, which involve the three core services of the Personal Property Security Registry. Fees shall be flat and all fees will be charged per transaction for prepaid and public clients.
Subscription Based: Fees for subscription clients shall also be flat and all fees shall be charged to the subscribed account. There is no fee for a non- generated search report from the Personal Property Security Registry records.
PREPAID USERS
Fees for Registration in Malawi Kwacha (MK)
Fees for Registering Renewal in Malawi Kwacha (MK)
Fees for Generated Certified Search Report in Malawi Kwacha
10,000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
SUBSCRIPTION USERS
Institutions
Fees Per Year in Malawi Kwacha (July. - June.) ***
Banks
1,000,000.00
Microfinance Institutions (With Codes)
250,000.00
Others (Institutions)
1,000,000.00
Registration Mortgages and Charges
• All loan agreements are charged at MK1.20 for every MK200.
PATENTS
SERVICES
Application for a Patent (non-convention)
Application for a patnet of addition
Convetion application of each application for protection in a convetion country
Application to grant an additional patent instead of an independent patent
For Extension of the period for lodging complete specificaiton
Post dating of an application
Application for widrawal of acceptance
Request for sealing of a patent
Certificate of payment of Renewal fees
FEES | FOREIGN FEES
MK 50,000 | USD 150.00
MK 30,000 | USD 50.00
MK 60,500 | USD 180.00
MK 20,000 | USD 20.00
MK 10,000 | USD 50.00
MK 10,000 | USD 20.00
MK 10,000 | USD 10.00
MK 20,000 | USD 50.00
MK 10,000 | USD 20.00
UTILITY MODEL
SERVICES
Application for utility model certificate with a provisional specificaiton
Application for utility model certificate with a final specification
Fee for filining a final specification
Fee for a request of time
Annual fee for application for utility model certificate after 1st year
Request to Restore an application or utility model certificate
Changes affected by a contract assigning the application or petty patent
Changes effected in any other way
Request to change name, address or other contact information
FEES | FOREIGN FEES
MK 25,000 | USD 150.00
MK 20,000 | USD 100.00
MK 5,000 | USD 50.00
MK 10,000 | USD 20.00
MK 10,000 | USD 50.00
MK 20,000 | USD 100.00
MK 20,000 | USD 100.00
MK 10,000 | USD 50.00
MK 5,000 | USD 20.00
TRADEMARKS
SERVICES
Trademark in one class
Trademark in subsequent class
A series of trademarks included in one class
A series of trademarks in any subsequent class
Deffensive trademark included in one class
Deffensive trademark in any subsequent class
Certification trademark included in one class
Certification trademark in respect of every class
Renewal of trademark at expiration of last registration
FEES | FOREIGN FEES
MK 50,000 | USD 120.00
MK 5,000 | USD 100.00
MK 50,000 | USD 120.00
MK 25,000 | USD 100.00
MK 95,000 | USD 250.00
MK 75,000 | USD 200.00
MK 75,000 | USD 200.00
MK 25,000 | USD 150.00
MK 50,000 | USD 100.00
