Product classification or product taxonomy is a type of economic taxonomy which organizes products for a variety of purposes.
Some standard product classifications include:
CPA — Classification of Products by Activity, a product nomenclature that was used in the European Economic Community and now in use in the EU, a European version of the СPC
CPA 1996
CPA 2002
CPA 2008
CPA 2.1
CPC — Central Product Classification, a United Nations standard classification for products
ETIM, the European Technical Information Model
Global Classification and Harmonized Schedule Numbers for customs classification
HS — Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
SITC — Standard International Trade Classification
Trade in Services
UNSPSC, the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code
