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Table of Similar Goods and Services

Notes on similar group 3502

Practice notes (J&C)

This group is business management, consultancy, survey and research services: business management consultancy, business organisation consultancy, market analysis, market research, business appraisals, public relations, efficiency-expert services, etc. Management-consultancy and brand-strategy firms use this group as their core.

Boundaries with neighbouring groups: personnel management and employment agencies are in 3504; secretarial and office functions in 3506; accounting and auditing in 3507; sales promotion and marketing for others in 3503. Agencies offering “full-service marketing” often file 3501, 3502 and 3503 together (practical tip).

In 2026 “construction-project cost management” was added. This group has no official notes; many items are similarly worded (e.g. business management assistance, commercial-and-industrial management assistance, business management consultancy), so simply choose the standard name rather than drafting your own.

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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