2301 Yarns and threads for textile use (Class 23 similar group): items and numbers

Notes on similar group 2301

Official notes (CNIPA Table of Similar Goods and Services, 2026 text; J&C reference translation)

Goods protected across similar groups: cotton thread and yarn (2301, 2302), thread and yarn for embroidery (2301, 2302), hemp thread and yarn (2301, 2302), coconut-fibre thread and yarn (2301, 2302), silk thread and yarn (2301, 2302), sewing thread and yarn (2301, 2302), fine thread and fine yarn (2301, 2302), jute thread and yarn (2301, 2302), linen thread and yarn (2301, 2302), artificial thread and yarn (2301, 2302), textile thread and yarn (2301, 2302), elastic thread and yarn for textile use (2301, 2302), woollen thread and carded woollen yarn (2301, 2303).

Practice notes (J&C)

This group covers yarns, cotton thread and yarn, hemp thread and yarn, silk thread and yarn, woollen thread and carded woollen yarn, rayon, etc. Official note: cotton thread and yarn, thread and yarn for embroidery, hemp thread and yarn, coconut-fibre thread and yarn, silk thread and yarn, sewing thread and yarn, etc. are cross-group protected goods (2301, 2302); woollen thread and carded woollen yarn (2301, 2303).

Filing the cross-group items in this group covers 2302/2303 at the same time; fibrous raw materials are in 2205 of Class 22, and fabrics are in 2401 of Class 24 (practical tip). No additions or deletions to this group in 2026.

Applies to the 2026 edition · Published 2026-10-09 · Reviewed 2026-10-09

Data version: CNIPA Table of Similar Goods and Services, 2026 text (based on the 13th edition of the Nice Classification, NCL 13-2026, in force since 1 January 2026). Chinese terms, groups and numbers follow the official text; English and Spanish terms are taken from WIPO, while CNIPA-specific items (C numbers) carry reference translations, whose English was fully revised on 8 October 2026. NCL 13-2027 enters into force on 1 January 2027. Selected reference translations were revised on 13 October 2026.

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Class	Group	Item No.	Chinese	English
23	2301	230002	棉线和棉纱	cotton thread and yarn
23	2301	230014	人造线和纱	rayon thread and yarn
23	2301	230006	椰纤维线和纱	coir thread and yarn
23	2301	230015	纺织线和纱	darning thread and yarn
23	2301	230019	纺织用弹性线和纱	elastic thread and yarn for textile use
23	2301	C230003	弹力丝（纺织用）	elastic yarn for textile use
23	2301	230003	绣花用线和纱	embroidery thread and yarn
23	2301	C230006	厂丝	filature silk
23	2301	C230001	落丝	silk waste
23	2301	C230005	长丝	filament yarn
23	2301	230005	麻线和纱	hemp thread and yarn
23	2301	230011	黄麻线和纱	jute thread and yarn
23	2301	230013	亚麻线和纱	linen thread and yarn
23	2301	C230002	棕丝	coir yarn
23	2301	C230004	聚乙烯单丝（纺织用）	polyethylene monofilament for textile use
23	2301	C230007	人造丝	rayon yarn
23	2301	230009	缝纫线和纱	sewing thread and yarn
23	2301	230007	丝线和纱	silk thread and yarn
23	2301	230008	精纺棉	spun cotton
23	2301	230016	绢丝	spun silk
23	2301	230010	细线和细纱	spun thread and yarn
23	2301	230012	精纺羊毛	spun wool / worsted
23	2301	230001	纱*	yarn* / thread*
23	2301	230004	毛线和粗纺毛纱	woollen thread and yarn