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Table of Similar Goods and Services

4227 Miscellaneous services (stand-alone items)

Notes on similar group 4227

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

This similar group consists of single services, and the paragraphs are not similar to one another.

Practice notes (J&C)

This group consists of single services, and the paragraphs are not similar to one another: graphic arts design, logo-design services, business-card design, graphic design of advertising materials, rainmaking, and design items other than interior design, etc. Design firms file item by item in this group and add 4216, 4217 or 4218 depending on the content (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
42 4227 420250 名片设计 business card design
42 4227 420258 广告宣传材料的平面设计 graphic design of promotional materials
42 4227 420287 标志设计服务 logo design services
42 4227 420259 能耗记录表出租 rental of meters for the recording of energy consumption
42 4227 420293 检疫通关目的对进出口货物进行检测和分析 testing and analysis of goods being imported or exported for quarantine clearance purposes
42 4227 420294 望远镜出租 rental of telescopes
42 4227 420297 科学显微镜的出租 rental of scientific microscopes
42 4227 420228 地图绘制服务 cartography services
42 4227 420202 （人工降雨时）云的催化 cloud seeding
42 4227 420144 平面美术设计 graphic arts design
42 4227 420211 笔迹分析（笔迹学） handwriting analysis [graphology]
42 4227 C420012 为他人称量货物 weighing of goods for others