United Nations Central Product Classification for services

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international product classification service classification system statistical classification

The United Nations Central Product Classification for services is an international standard taxonomy that organizes and codes service activities to facilitate consistent statistical reporting, trade negotiations, and policy analysis across countries and sectors.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Central Product Classification	5
Central Product Classification for services	2
Central Product Classification (CPC)	1
Central Product Classification for goods and services	1
United Nations Central Product Classification for services canonical	1

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Target entity: United Nations Central Product Classification for services
Context triple: [Annex on Maritime Transport Services, usesClassification, United Nations Central Product Classification for services]

A. Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers used to classify traded products for customs and trade statistics worldwide.
B. Council for Trade in Services
The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
C. Universal Decimal Classification
Universal Decimal Classification is an international library classification system that organizes knowledge into a detailed, hierarchical numeric scheme used widely in libraries and information centers around the world.
D. General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
E. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Nations Central Product Classification for services
Target entity description: The United Nations Central Product Classification for services is an international standard taxonomy that organizes and codes service activities to facilitate consistent statistical reporting, trade negotiations, and policy analysis across countries and sectors.

A. Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers used to classify traded products for customs and trade statistics worldwide.
B. Council for Trade in Services
The Council for Trade in Services is a key WTO body responsible for overseeing the implementation of global rules and negotiations on international trade in services.
C. Universal Decimal Classification
Universal Decimal Classification is an international library classification system that organizes knowledge into a detailed, hierarchical numeric scheme used widely in libraries and information centers around the world.
D. General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the main international treaty governing global trade in services, setting rules and commitments for how countries open and regulate their service sectors.
E. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international product classification ⓘ service classification system ⓘ statistical classification ⓘ
aimsTo	facilitate comparison of service sectors across economies ⓘ improve consistency of service-related data across countries ⓘ support evidence-based service sector policies ⓘ
appliesTo	service activities ⓘ service products ⓘ
basedOn	Central Product Classification (CPC) ⓘ linked to: United Nations Central Product Classification for services
compatibleWith	Central Product Classification for goods and services ⓘ linked to: United Nations Central Product Classification for services
covers	business and professional services ⓘ communication services ⓘ cultural and recreational services ⓘ financial services ⓘ government services ⓘ health and education services ⓘ market services ⓘ non-market services ⓘ tourism and travel-related services ⓘ transport services ⓘ
developedBy	United Nations ⓘ United Nations Statistics Division ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	CPC for services ⓘ
hasFeature	multi-level structure of sections, divisions, groups, classes and subclasses ⓘ numerical codes for service categories ⓘ
hasPurpose	to ensure international comparability of service statistics ⓘ to provide a comprehensive framework for classifying services ⓘ to support multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations in services ⓘ
hasScope	all major categories of services ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	United Nations Statistics Division ⓘ
organizedAs	hierarchical classification ⓘ
partOf	Central Product Classification ⓘ linked to: United Nations Central Product Classification for services
relatedTo	Balance of Payments Manual classification of services ⓘ linked to: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities ⓘ linked to: International Standard Industrial Classification WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) sectoral classifications ⓘ linked to: General Agreement on Trade in Services
standardizedBy	United Nations Statistical Commission ⓘ
updatedBy	United Nations Statistics Division ⓘ
usedBy	economic policymakers ⓘ international organizations ⓘ national statistical offices ⓘ researchers in international trade ⓘ trade negotiators ⓘ
usedFor	economic policy analysis of service sectors ⓘ harmonization of service statistics across countries ⓘ international statistical reporting on services ⓘ international trade in services statistics ⓘ trade negotiations on services ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Annex on Maritime Transport Services → usesClassification → United Nations Central Product Classification for services ⓘ

United Nations Central Product Classification for services → partOf → Central Product Classification ⓘ