List of International Trademark Classes

Since September 1, 1973, the USPTO has used the same standardized categories of goods and services used in most nations around the world. The Nice Agreement outlines this in the International Trademark Classification System. It’s also known as the Nice Classification (NCL). This standardized system includes 45 broad categories, with 34 good categories and 11 service categories.

 

NCL Classes
Class No. Type Description of Goods
Class 1 Chemicals
  • Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
  • Unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics
  • Manures
  • Fire extinguishing compositions
  • Tempering and soldering preparations
  • Chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs
  • Tanning substances
  • Adhesives used in industry
Class 2 Paints
  • Paints, varnishes, lacquers
  • Preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood
  • Colorants
  • Mordants
  • Raw natural resins
  • Metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists
Class 3 Cosmetics and Cleaning Preparations
  • Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use
  • Cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations
  • Soaps
  • Perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions
  • Dentifrices
Class 4 Lubricants and Fuels
  • Industrial oils and greases
  • Lubricants
  • Dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions
  • Fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants
  • Candles and wicks for lighting.
Class 5 Pharmaceuticals
  • Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations
  • Sanitary preparations for medical purposes
  • Dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies
  • Plasters, materials for dressings
  • Material for stopping teeth, dental wax
  • Disinfectants
  • Preparations for destroying vermin
  • Fungicides, herbicides
Class 6 Metal Goods
  • Common metals and their alloys
  • Metal building materials
  • Transportable buildings of metal
  • Materials of metal for railway tracks
  • Non-electric cables and wires of common metal
  • Ironmongery, small items of metal hardware
  • Pipes and tubes of metal
  • Safes
  • Goods of common metal not included in other classes
  • Ores.
Class 7  

  • Machinery

 

  

  • Machines and machine tools
  • Motors and engines (except for land vehicles)
  • Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles)
  • Agricultural implements other than hand-operated
  • Incubators for eggs.

 
Class 8 Hand Tools
  • Hand tools and implements (hand-operated)
  • Cutlery
  • Side arms
  • Razors
Class 9 Electrical and Scientific Apparatus
  • Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments
  • Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity
  • Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images
  • Magnetic data carriers, recording discs
  • Automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
  • Cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers
  • Fire-extinguishing apparatus
Class 10 Medical Apparatus
  • Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials.
Class 11 Environmental Control Apparatus
  • Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
Class 12 Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water
Class 13 Firearms
  • Firearms
  • Ammunition and projectiles
  • Explosives
  • Fireworks
Class 14 Jewelry
  • Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in other classes
  • Jewelry, precious stones
  • Horological and chronometric instruments
Class 15 Musical Instruments
  • Musical instruments.
Class 16 Paper goods and Printed Matter
  • Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes
  • Printed matter
  • Bookbinding material
  • Photographs
  • Stationery
  • Adhesives for stationery or household purposes
  • Artists’ materials
  • Paint brushes
  • Typewriters and office requisites (except furniture)
  • Instructional and teaching material (except apparatus)
  • Plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes)
  • Printers’ type
  • Printing blocks
Class 17 Rubber Goods
  • Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes
  • Plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture
  • Packing, stopping and insulating materials
  • Flexible pipes, not of metal
Class 18 Leather Goods
  • Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes
  • Animal skins, hides; trunks and travelling bags
  • Umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks
  • Whips, harness and saddlery
Class 19 Nonmetallic Building Materials
  • Building materials (non-metallic)
  • Non-metallic rigid pipes for building
  • Asphalt, pitch and bitumen
  • Non-metallic transportable buildings
  • Monuments, not of metal
Class 20 Furniture and Articles not Otherwise Classified
  • Furniture, mirrors, picture frames
  • Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics
Class 21 Housewares and Glass
  • Household or kitchen utensils and containers
  • Combs and sponges
  • Brushes (except paint brushes)
  • Brush-making materials
  • Articles for cleaning purposes
  • Steel wool
  • Unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building)
  • Glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes
Class 22 Cordage and Fibers  

  • Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not included in other classes)
  • Padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics)
  • Raw fibrous textile materials

 
Class 23 Yarns and Threads
  • Yarns and threads, for textile use
Class 24 Fabrics
  • Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes
  • Bed and table covers
Class 25 Clothing
  • Clothing, footwear, headgear
Class 26 Fancy Goods
  • Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid
  • Buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles
  • Artificial flowers
Class 27 Floor Coverings
  • Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors
  • Wall hangings (non-textile)
Class 28 Toys and Sporting Goods
  • Games and playthings
  • Gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes
  • Decorations for Christmas trees
Class 29 Meats and Processed Foods
  • Meat, fish, poultry and game
  • Meat extracts
  • Preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables
  • Jellies, jams, compotes
  • Eggs, milk and milk products
  • Edible oils and fats
Class 30 Staple Foods
  • Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee
  • Flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices
  • Honey, treacle
  • Yeast, baking-powder
  • Salt, mustard
  • Vinegar, sauces (condiments)
  • Spices
  • Ice
Class 31 Natural Agricultural Products
  • Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes
  • Live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals, malt.
Class 32 Light Beverages
  • Beers
  • Mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks
  • Fruit drinks and fruit juices
  • Syrups and other preparations for making beverages
Class 33 Wine and Spirits
  • Alcoholic beverages (except beers)
Class 34 Smokers’ Articles
  • Tobacco
  • Smokers’ articles
  • Matches

 

NCL Services
Class No. Type Description of Services
Class 35 Advertising and Business
  • Advertising
  • Business management
  • Business administration
  • Office functions
Class 36 Insurance and Financial
  • Insurance
  • Financial affairs
  • Monetary affairs
  • Real estate affairs
Class 37 Building Construction and Repair
  • Building construction
  • Repair
  • Installation services
Class 38 Telecommunications
  • Telecommunications
Class 39 Transportation and storage)
  • Transport
  • Packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.
Class 40 Treatment of Materials
  • Treatment of materials
Class 41 Education and Entertainment
  • Education
  • Providing of training
  • Entertainment
  • Sporting and cultural activities
Class 42 Computer and Scientific
  • Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto
  • Industrial analysis and research services
  • Design and development of computer hardware and software
Class 43 Hotels and Restaurants
  • Services for providing food and drink
  • Temporary accommodation.
Class 44 Medical, Beauty & Agricultural
  • Medical services
  • Veterinary services
  • Hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals
  • Agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Class 45 Personal
  • Legal services
  • Security services for the protection of property and individuals
  • Personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals

 

To get a better understanding of a specific class, you can visit the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) website for a List of Goods and Services in Class Order to help you decide what class your product or service falls into.

Important Things to Know When Applying for Trademark International Classes

You must tell them all the classes you currently use your trademark for and ones you plan to use them for in the future.
You cannot register a trademark if you don’t have a specific use in mind. You can always add more classes in the future, but you must register its use for at least one.
When registering your trademark, do not file under the wrong class. If you do, you risk your application being cancelled without getting your money back.
With only 45 classes to identify all goods and services, sometimes two unlikely products get lumped into the same class. Abrasive cleaners and cosmetics, for example, belong to the same class. But since they are marketed in different ways, the likelihood of confusion is small even if the marks are similar.