Trademark Class 1: Chemicals

August 24, 2026 by Amit Kumar

Class 31 under the Nice Classification covers agricultural, horticultural, and forestry products, live animals, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds, and natural plants.

Scope

Class 31 includes unprocessed natural products from agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and aquaculture.

Goods covered under this class generally include:

  • Fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Seeds, natural plants, and flowers
  • Agricultural and horticultural products
  • Live animals and animal foodstuffs
  • Malt and unprocessed grains
  • Foodstuffs for animals
  • Forestry products and timber in raw form
  • Fish and seafood not prepared for consumption

Classification principle: If the product is a raw, fresh, or unprocessed natural product from farming, forestry, or aquaculture, it generally falls within Class 31.

Key Updates – Nice Classification (2026 Update)

As per the Nice Classification updates 2026, the following clarifications are particularly relevant to Class 31:

  • Clearer separation between:
    • Fresh agricultural produce (Class 31), and
    • Preserved or prepared foods (Class 29 / Class 30)
  • Refined terminology to reduce overlap with:
    • Seeds treated with chemicals (Class 1 / Class 5)
    • Plants sold as decorative goods (Class 26 / Class 31)

Organic produce, sustainably farmed seeds, and live plants sold for cultivation are now more clearly classified in Class 31.

Practical takeaway: The degree of processing determines the class; fresh and raw products stay in Class 31.

Goods NOT Included in Class 31 (But Commonly Confused)

The following goods are excluded from Class 31, despite frequent misclassification:

  • Preserved, dried, or cooked foods (Class 29)
  • Processed grains and bakery products (Class 30)
  • Agricultural chemicals and fertilizers (Class 1 / Class 5)
  • Cut flowers as decorative items only (Class 26)

Items in Trademark Class 1

Classification Data is based on the Latest Nice Classification at, https://www.wipo.int/en/web/classification-nice

310002
310003
310004
310005
310006
310007
310008
310009
310010
310011
310012
310013
310014
310015
310016
310017
310018
310019
310020
310021
310022
310023
310024
310025
310026
310027
310028
310029
310030
310031
310032
310033
310034
310035
310036
310037
310038
310039
310040
310041
310042
310043
310044
310045
310046
310048
310049
310050
310052
310053
310054
310055
310056
310057
310058
310059
310060
310061
310062
310063
310064
310065
310066
310067
310068
310069
310070
310071
310072
310073
310074
310075
310076
310077
310078
310079
310080
310081
310082
310083
310084
310086
310087
310088
310089
310090
310091
310092
310093
310094
310095
310096
310097
310098
310099
310100
310101
310102
310103
310104
310105
310106
310107
310108
310109
310110
310111
310112
310114
310115
310116
310117
310118
310119
310120
310121
310122
310123
310124
310125
310126
310127
310128
310129
310131
310132
310133
310134
310135
310136
310137
310138
310139
310140
310141
310142
310143
310144
310145
310146
310147
310148
310149
310150
310151
310152
310153
310154
310155
310156
310157
310158
310159
310160
310161
310162
310163
310164
310165
310166
310167
310168
310169
310170
310171
310172
310173
310174
310175
310176
310177
310178
310179
310180
310181
310182
310183
310184