Class 43 under the Nice Classification covers services for providing food, drink, and temporary accommodation.

Scope

Class 43 includes hospitality services such as restaurants, hotels, bars, and catering.

Services covered under this class generally include:

• Restaurant, café, and bar services
• Hotel, motel, and temporary accommodation
• Catering and food provision
• Boarding house and guesthouse services
• Retirement home and daycare accommodation
• Reservation services for accommodation
• Canteen and self-service restaurant services
• Provision of conference and exhibition facilities

Classification principle: If the service provides food, drink, or lodging to customers, it generally falls within Class 43.

Key Updates – Nice Classification (2026 Update)

As per the Nice Classification updates 2026, the following clarifications are particularly relevant to Class 43:

• Clearer separation between:
  • Food and accommodation services (Class 43), and
  • Food and drink products (Classes 29–33)
• Refined terminology to reduce overlap with:
  • Event management and entertainment (Class 41)
  • Travel arrangement (Class 39)

Ghost kitchens, cloud-based restaurant reservation platforms, and boutique hospitality experiences are now more clearly classified in Class 43 when food or accommodation is the core service.

Practical takeaway: Food products belong in Classes 29–33; the service of preparing and serving them belongs in Class 43.

Services NOT Included in Class 43 (But Commonly Confused)

The following services are excluded from Class 43, despite frequent misclassification:

• Packaged food and beverages (Classes 29–33)
• Travel agency services (Class 39)
• Entertainment event services (Class 41)
• Real estate management (Class 36)