Category | Section | Subsection | Class | Description | McKinsey Industry Classification |
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1 | A (Human necessities) | Agriculture | A01 (Except A01N) | Agriculture, forestry, horticulture, animal husbandry, etc. | 3 |
2 | Foodstuff | A21 - A24 | Baking, dairy products, fodder, manufacture of tobacco for smoking, etc. | 3 | |
3 | Personal or domestic articles | A41 - A47 | Apparel, footwear, household equipment, etc. | 2 | |
4 | Health/amusement | A61 - A63 (Except A61K) | Diagnosis, hospital supplies, surgical equipment, toys, sports, etc. | 1 | |
5 | Medical | A61K (Subclass) | Preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes | 2 | |
6 | B (Transportation) | Separating/mixing | B01 -B09 | Separation of contaminated soil, physical or chemical apparatus, nozzle, etc. | 3 |
7 | Shaping | B21 - B23 | Rolling of metal, processing of wire, casting, mold, milling, etc. | 2 | |
8 | Non-shaping | B24 - B32 (Except B31) | Grinding, hand-cutting tools, plastics, woods, presses, layered products, etc. | 2 | |
9 | Printing | B41 - B44 | Printer, printing, book, bureau accessories, etc. | 2 | |
10 | Transporting/packing | B60 - B64, B65 - B68 | Automobile, railways, cycle, ships, aircraft, packing, elevator, etc. | 2 | |
11 | Microstructural technology | B81 - B82 | Microtechnology, nanotechnology, etc. | 1 | |
12 | C (Chemistry) | Chemistry | C01 - C05 | Nonmetallic elements, compounds of alkali metals, treatment of water, fertilizers, etc. | 3 |
13 | Organic chemistry | C07. A01N (Subclass) | Organic chemistry, acyclic compounds, pesticides, etc. | 3 | |
14 | Macromolecular compounds | C08 | Polysaccharides, treatment of rubbers, macromolecular compounds, etc. | 3 | |
15 | Petroleum/fine chemistry | C09 - C11 | Paint, adhesives, petroleum, gas, alcohol production, etc. | 3 | |
16 | Bio | C12 - C14 | Enzymology, microbiology, fermentation, production of sucrose, leather, etc. | 1 | |
17 | Metallurgy | C21 - C23, C25, C30 | Manufacture of iron, coating metallic material, etc. | 2 | |
18 | D (Textiles) | Textiles | D01 - D07 | Artificial threads, yarns, weaving, braiding, sewing, treatment of textiles, washing machine, dryer, dyeing textiles, etc. | 5 |
19 | Paper | D21, B31 | Paper-making, pulp compositions, bags, etc. | 4 | |
20 | E (Fixed constructions) | Building | E01 - E06 | Roads, bridges, water supply, sewerage, building structure, etc. | 5 |
21 | Mining | E21 | Earth drilling, mining, quarrying, etc. | 5 | |
22 | F (Mechanical engineering) | Engines or pumps | F01 - F04 | Turbine, combustion engines, pumps, etc. | 2 |
23 | Engineering in general | F15, F16, F17 | Brakes, clutches, valves, pipes, lubricating, etc. | 2 | |
24 | Lighting/heating | F21 - F28 | Lighting, boilers, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. | 2 | |
25 | Weapons/blasting | F41, F42, C06 | Weapons, ammunition, explosives, etc. | 4 | |
26 | G (Physics) | Instruments/optics | G01 - G03 | Measuring instruments, optics, photography, films, etc. | 1 |
27 | Computer | G04 - G08 | Clocks, control devices, computers, vending machines, checking devices, signaling, etc. | 1 | |
28 | Information media | G09 - G12 | Displaying, advertising, musical instruments, information storage, etc. | 1 | |
29 | Nucleonics | G21 | Reactors, radioactive sources, etc. | 4 | |
30 | H (Electricity) | Electric elements/semiconductors | H01, H02, H05 | Cables, electronic parts, semiconductor devices, generators, PCBs, etc. | 1 |
31 | Electronics/communication | H03, H04 | Amplifiers, wired/wireless communication, TVs, etc. | 1 |