GB/T 36431-2018Classification and code of consumer products (English PDF)
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
June 7, 2018
Implementation date
January 1, 2019
Scope
GB/T 36431-2018 is the English-translated version of 消费品分类与代码.
GB/T 36431-2018 gives a classification and coding system for consumer products, for use in information processing and information exchange. Products are classified mainly by use and by user, with children treated as a special group, and by raw material, into 11 major categories, 87 medium categories, 270 minor categories and 1,611 groups.
Each product receives an 8-digit hierarchical code of four two-digit levels, with 99 reserved for "other" items and 00 filling the levels that are not subdivided.
Normative Annex A holds the full code table, from stationery, sporting goods and household appliances to children's products, furniture and clothing, with the statistical product code and the CPC code based on GB/T 7635.1-2002.
Food, medicines, cosmetics, tobacco, special equipment, aircraft, ships and military products are excluded. It was issued on 7 June 2018 and has applied since 1 January 2019.
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National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 03.120.99
- Classification
- A 00
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and Definitions
- 4 Classification Principle
- 5 Category
- 6 code structure and coding method
- 7 Classification structure
- Appendix A (Normative) Consumer Goods Classification and Code Table
- References
Foreword
This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
1 Scope
This standard specifies the principles, classification, code structure, coding method and classification and code of consumer goods classification.
This standard applies to consumer goods information processing and information exchange.
This standard does not apply to food, medicine, cosmetics, tobacco, special equipment, aircraft, ships, military products and other products.
2 Normative references
The following documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only dated versions apply to this document. For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 7635.1-2002 National main product classification and code - Part 1. Transportable products
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1 Consumer product
Products designed and manufactured for, but not limited to, personal use, including product components, parts, accessories, packaging, and instructions for use. [GB/T 35248-2017, definition 2.2]
4 Classification principles
4.1 Classification by use and object of use
This standard is mainly based on the use of consumer goods and special use objects (children), taking into account the raw material properties of the product.
4.2 Classification code uniqueness
The product codes of the consumer products in this standard are not duplicated and unique.
4.3 New products are storable
"Other" items have been added to the new products of this standard.
5 Category division
5.1 Major categories of products mainly refer to products that consumers use directly in their daily lives. Depending on the application, taking into account the special use object (children), Consumer goods are divided into 11 categories, see Appendix A.
5.2 The middle-class products are divided into 87 categories according to the product functional attributes, see Appendix A.
5.3 Small categories of products are mainly divided according to the specific use of the products and the types of raw materials, a total of 270 categories, see Appendix A.
5.4 Group products are divided according to the specific attributes of the products and the raw materials, a total of 1611 categories, see Appendix A.
5.5 New products can be expanded in various categories according to the classification principle.
6 Code structure and coding method
6.1 Code Structure
This standard uses a hierarchical code, the code is divided into four levels, each level is named as a large class, a medium class, a small class, a group class. See the code structure figure 1.
6.2 Coding method
The basic product categories and codes in this standard are divided into 4 layers, each layer is a 2-digit code, represented by Arabic numerals, and has a total of 8 bits of code. The code for each layer is.
The first layer is a large class product, represented by a 2-digit code;
The second layer is a medium-sized product consisting of a 2-bit code of the first layer and a 2-digit code of the second layer, including a 4-bit code;
The third layer is a small class product consisting of a 2-bit code of the first layer, a 2-digit code of the second layer, and a 2-digit code of the third layer, including 6-digit code;
The fourth layer is a group product, which consists of a 2-bit code of the first layer, a 2-bit code of the second layer, a 2-digit code of the third layer, and 2 bits of the fourth layer.
The code consists of a total of 8 bits of code.
Example 1. The "book book" code is 01010201, and the structure code is as follows.
The second to fourth layers, in principle, each layer is a two-digit code of 01~99, and the product containing "other" is the containment item of the upper layer product. Expressed by the code "99".
When the medium-sized products are no longer divided into small-scale products and group products, the following "00" "00" to the fourth layer; when the small-category products are no longer grouped products When the time is followed by "00" to the fourth floor.
Example 2. The code of "Other Culture and Education Sporting Goods" is 01990000, and the structure code is as follows. […]
7 Classification structure
This standard divides consumer goods into 11 categories of products, namely. cultural and educational sporting goods, household appliances and electrical accessories, electronic and information technology products. (computer, digital, communication products), children's products, furniture and architectural decoration materials, clothing shoes and hats and home textiles, daily chemicals And hygiene products, transportation equipment and related products (including bicycles and accessories), food-related products, daily sundries, and others. Classification and code See Appendix A for details.
Appendix A (normative appendix) Consumer product classification and code table
The classification and code of consumer goods are shown in Table A.1, where the CPC code is based on GB/T 7635.1-2002. […]
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