0601 Common metals and their alloys, plates and sections (not including metal materials for welding and railways) (Class 6 similar group): items and numbers

Notes on similar group 0601

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

1. This similar group is cross-searched with the accepted goods aluminium foil for cooking and tin foil for cooking in 1609 in the 12th and earlier editions;

2. the second paragraph is similar to metal cover plates for building, metal lining plates for building, metal partition boards, metal panels for building, steel formwork, metal flat plates for building and other metal sheets and plates in 0603, and is cross-searched with metal plates for building in 0603 in the 9th and earlier editions;

3. anchor plates are similar to railway metal materials in 0604;

4. metal brackets are cross-searched with metal brackets for loading goods in 0603 in the 9th and earlier editions;

5. magnesium is similar to alkaline-earth metals in 0101.

Practice notes (J&C)

This group covers common metal raw materials: steel, aluminium, copper, zinc, magnesium, alloys and sheets, profiles, etc. Official notes: this group is cross-searched with aluminium foil for cooking and tin foil for cooking in 1609 in the 12th and earlier editions; the second paragraph is similar to metal sheets and plates in 0603; anchor plates are similar to railway metal materials in 0604; magnesium is similar to alkaline-earth metals in 0101.

A metal-materials company's prior search should include 0603, 0604 and 0101 of Class 1; precious metals are in 1401 of Class 14, metal materials for welding are in 0616, and aluminium foil (060270) and aluminium foil for cooking are now in this group, having been in 1609 of Class 16 in the 12th and earlier editions (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
06	0601	060434	粉末状金属*	metals in powder form*
06	0601	060189	钼	molybdenum
06	0601	060193	镍	nickel
06	0601	060016	镍银	nickel silver / German silver
06	0601	060194	铌	niobium
06	0601	060188	金属桩	sheet piles of metal / pilings of metal
06	0601	060188	金属板桩	sheet piles of metal / pilings of metal
06	0601	060024	金属杆	poles of metal
06	0601	060205	金属柱	posts of metal
06	0601	060372	金属支架	props of metal
06	0601	060185	可自燃金属	pyrophoric metals
06	0601	060376	金属片和金属板	sheets and plates of metal
06	0601	060032	镀银的锡合金	silver-plated tin alloys
06	0601	060002	钢合金	steel alloys
06	0601	C060043	钢纤维	steel fibres
06	0601	060006	钢桅杆	steel masts
06	0601	060010	钢板	steel sheets
06	0601	060001	未锻造或半锻造的钢	steel, unwrought or semi-wrought
06	0601	C060001	钢砂	steel grit
06	0601	060246	钽（金属）	tantalum [metal]
06	0601	060373	锡	tin
06	0601	060375	锡箔	tinfoil
06	0601	060374	马口铁	tinplate
06	0601	060251	钛	titanium
06	0601	060253	顿巴黄铜	tombac