Trademark classification guide
Nice classes explained for trademark applications
Every trademark application has to name the goods and services the mark covers. The Nice Classification system organizes those goods and services into 45 classes. This guide helps you understand what each class covers, where business owners commonly get stuck, and how to move from a business description to a practical class shortlist.
The basic split
Classes 1-34: goods
Physical and digital products such as software, cosmetics, clothing, food, furniture, electronics, and medical devices.
Classes 35-45: services
Business activities such as online retail, SaaS, consulting, education, finance, transport, restaurants, healthcare, and legal services.
A single business can need both. A SaaS company, for example, may use Class 9 for downloadable software and Class 42 for cloud software services.
How to use this guide
Start with what customers buy
Searchers often look for a class by product name, but trademark applications work best when the description focuses on the real commercial activity. Ask: are customers buying a product, receiving a service, accessing software, attending training, or buying through a retail channel?
Then separate the business into components. A coffee brand might need Class 30 for coffee beans, Class 35 for online retail, and Class 43 for cafe services. A fitness app might need Class 9 for downloadable software, Class 41 for training content, and Class 42 for SaaS.
Identify the goods
List the products sold under the mark, including digital products such as downloadable software.
Identify the services
List what the business does for customers, such as retail, education, consulting, SaaS, delivery, or hospitality.
Remove weak extras
Avoid adding classes only because they sound related. The class should match actual or planned use.
All Nice classes
Browse all 45 trademark classes
Each class page includes examples, business types, common adjacent classes, and practical cautions for choosing a filing scope.
Goods: Classes 1-34
Goods
Chemicals
Trademark Class 1 covers chemical products used mainly as inputs for industrial, scientific, agricultural, photographic, and manufacturing work.
Goods
Paints and coatings
Trademark Class 2 is for surface coatings, colorants, and protective preparations used to paint, preserve, or finish materials.
Goods
Cosmetics and cleaning
Trademark Class 3 covers non-medicated cosmetics, personal care products, fragrances, soaps, and cleaning preparations.
Goods
Fuels and candles
Trademark Class 4 covers fuels, industrial oils, lubricants, candles, waxes, and related lighting materials.
Goods
Pharmaceuticals
Trademark Class 5 covers goods with medical, veterinary, sanitary, dietary supplement, disinfecting, or pest-control purposes.
Goods
Common metals
Trademark Class 6 covers common metals and many goods made primarily from metal, especially building, storage, and hardware products.
Goods
Machines
Trademark Class 7 covers machines and machine tools, including motors and engines that are not for land vehicles.
Goods
Hand tools
Trademark Class 8 covers hand-operated tools and implements, as well as cutlery, razors, and related personal tools.
Goods
Software and electronics
Trademark Class 9 covers downloadable software, mobile apps, computer hardware, electronics, scientific devices, and recorded digital media.
Goods
Medical devices
Trademark Class 10 covers medical and therapeutic devices, instruments, apparatus, prosthetics, and orthopedic goods.
Goods
Lighting and appliances
Trademark Class 11 covers apparatus for lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, water supply, sanitary purposes, and related appliances.
Goods
Vehicles
Trademark Class 12 covers vehicles and apparatus for transport by land, air, or water, including many vehicle parts.
Goods
Firearms and fireworks
Trademark Class 13 covers firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, and related weapons goods.
Goods
Jewelry and watches
Trademark Class 14 covers jewelry, watches, clocks, precious metals, and goods made from or coated with precious metals.
Goods
Musical instruments
Trademark Class 15 covers musical instruments and many instrument-related goods such as cases, stands, and accessories.
Goods
Paper and stationery
Trademark Class 16 covers paper, cardboard, printed matter, stationery, office supplies, and many printed publications.
Goods
Rubber and plastics
Trademark Class 17 covers rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos substitutes, insulating materials, and semi-processed plastics.
Goods
Bags and luggage
Trademark Class 18 covers leather and imitation leather goods, bags, luggage, wallets, umbrellas, and some animal-related goods.
Goods
Building materials
Trademark Class 19 covers non-metallic building materials and many construction products made from stone, cement, timber, or glass.
Goods
Furniture
Trademark Class 20 covers furniture and many household or commercial goods not made of metal, including mirrors and storage products.
Goods
Household goods
Trademark Class 21 covers household and kitchen utensils, cookware, tableware, glassware, brushes, and many cleaning tools.
Goods
Ropes and tents
Trademark Class 22 covers raw fibrous textile materials and practical goods such as ropes, nets, tents, sacks, and padding.
Goods
Yarns and threads
Trademark Class 23 covers yarns and threads intended for textile use.
Goods
Textiles
Trademark Class 24 covers textiles and textile goods, including fabrics, bed linen, table linen, towels, and household textiles.
Goods
Clothing
Trademark Class 25 covers clothing, footwear, headwear, and many finished apparel goods.
Goods
Haberdashery
Trademark Class 26 covers sewing notions, fasteners, decorative textile accessories, artificial flowers, and hair ornaments.
Goods
Carpets and rugs
Trademark Class 27 covers carpets, rugs, mats, non-textile wall hangings, linoleum, and other floor coverings.
Goods
Toys and sports
Trademark Class 28 covers toys, games, playthings, sporting articles, fitness equipment, and many entertainment goods.
Goods
Processed foods
Trademark Class 29 covers animal-based foods and many preserved, cooked, dried, frozen, and processed food products.
Goods
Coffee and bakery
Trademark Class 30 covers many pantry goods, baked goods, coffee and tea products, sweets, sauces, spices, and grain-based foods.
Goods
Fresh agriculture
Trademark Class 31 covers raw and unprocessed agricultural products, fresh produce, live animals, plants, seeds, and animal food.
Goods
Non-alcoholic drinks
Trademark Class 32 covers beer and non-alcoholic beverages, including soft drinks, juices, waters, energy drinks, and beverage preparations.
Goods
Alcoholic beverages
Trademark Class 33 covers alcoholic beverages except beer, including wine, spirits, liqueurs, and cocktails.
Goods
Tobacco and vaping
Trademark Class 34 covers tobacco, tobacco substitutes, smokers' articles, matches, and many vaping products.
Services: Classes 35-45
Services
Business and retail
Trademark Class 35 covers advertising, business administration, business management, office functions, retail, wholesale, and marketplace services.
Services
Finance and real estate
Trademark Class 36 covers insurance, financial, monetary, banking, investment, payment, and real estate services.
Services
Construction and repair
Trademark Class 37 covers building construction, repair, installation, maintenance, cleaning, and restoration services.
Services
Telecommunications
Trademark Class 38 covers telecommunications services, including message transmission, broadcasting, streaming transmission, and network access.
Services
Transport and storage
Trademark Class 39 covers transport, logistics, packaging, storage, travel arrangement, delivery, and distribution services.
Services
Materials treatment
Trademark Class 40 covers treatment and transformation of materials, custom manufacturing, recycling, printing, and production services.
Services
Education and entertainment
Trademark Class 41 covers education, training, entertainment, sporting, cultural activities, publishing, and content production services.
Services
SaaS and technology
Trademark Class 42 covers scientific and technological services, software as a service, software development, design, hosting, and research services.
Services
Food and accommodation
Trademark Class 43 covers services for providing food and drink, restaurants, cafes, catering, bars, and temporary accommodation.
Services
Medical and beauty
Trademark Class 44 covers medical, veterinary, beauty, hygiene, agriculture, horticulture, and forestry services.
Services
Legal and security
Trademark Class 45 covers legal services, security services, social networking, and certain personal and social services.
Common combinations
Classes often work together
Real businesses rarely fit into one neat label. These examples show why class selection should follow the actual goods and services, not just the industry name.
Online clothing brand
Class 25 for clothing plus Class 35 for online retail services.
SaaS product
Class 42 for SaaS, often paired with Class 9 for downloadable software.
Coffee shop with packaged beans
Class 43 for cafe services, Class 30 for coffee, and Class 35 for retail.
Beauty brand with treatments
Class 3 for cosmetics, Class 44 for beauty services, and sometimes Class 35 for retail.
Turn your business description into a class shortlist
The TrademarkAISearch class finder asks practical questions and maps your answers to relevant Nice classes with plain-English reasoning.