NICE CLASSIFICATION · NCL 13-2026
Class 16 — Paper Goods and Printed Matter
Every entry WIPO publishes for Class 16 (Paper Goods and Printed Matter) in NCL 13-2026: 369 official indications, each with its basic number. Copy wording as printed rather than paraphrasing it — the USPTO ID Manual is built from this same list.
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Official class heading
- Paper and cardboard
- printed matter
- bookbinding material
- photographs
- stationery and office requisites, except furniture
- adhesives for stationery or household purposes
- drawing materials and materials for artists
- paintbrushes
- instructional and teaching materials
- plastic sheets, films and bags for wrapping and packaging
- printers' type, printing blocks
Explanatory note
Class 16 includes mainly paper, cardboard and certain goods made of those materials, as well as office requisites.
This class includes, in particular
- paper knives, paper cutters
- cases, covers and devices for holding or securing paper, for example, document files, money clips, holders for cheque books, paper-clips, passport holders, scrapbooks
- certain office machines, for example, typewriters, duplicators, franking machines for office use, pencil sharpeners
- painting articles for use by artists and interior and exterior painters, for example, artists' watercolour saucers, painters' easels and palettes, paint rollers and trays
- certain disposable paper products, for example, bibs, handkerchiefs and table linen of paper
- certain goods made of paper or cardboard not otherwise classified by function or purpose, for example, paper bags, envelopes and containers for packaging, figurines and works of art of paper or cardboard, such as figurines of papier mâché, framed or unframed lithographs, paintings and watercolours
This class does not include, in particular
- certain goods made of paper or cardboard that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, photographic paper (Class 1), abrasive paper (Class 3), indoor window blinds of paper (Class 20), table plates and cups of paper (Class 21), bed covers of paper (Class 24), paper clothing (Class 25), cigarette paper (Class 34)
- paints (Class 2)
- hand tools for artists, for example, spatulas, sculptors' chisels (Class 8)
- teaching apparatus, for example, audiovisual teaching apparatus, resuscitation mannequins (Class 9), toy models (Class 28)
Every official entry in this class
The alphabetical list published by WIPO for NCL NCL 13-2026, in force from 2026-01-01. Each entry carries its basic number; wording listed under “Also accepted” is a synonym the registry accepts for the same entry. Use the wording as printed — it is the same list the USPTO ID Manual is built from.
| Basic No. | Indication | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| 0001 | steel letters | |
| 0002 | steel pens | |
| 0003 | adhesive tape dispensers [office requisites] | |
| 0004 | address stamps | |
| 0005 | addressing machines | |
| 0006 | paper* | |
| 0007 | posters | |
| 0008 | advertisement boards of paper or cardboard | |
| 0009 | franking machines for office use | postage meters for office use |
| 0010 | clips for offices | staples for offices |
| 0011 | pen clips | |
| 0012 | stapling presses [office requisites] | |
| 0013 | albums | scrapbooks |
| 0014 | pictures | |
| 0015 | prints [engravings] | |
| 0016 | cigar bands | |
| 0017 | pencil sharpening machines, electric or non-electric | |
| 0018 | bookends | |
| 0019 | hand-rests for painters | |
| 0020 | aquarelles | watercolors [paintings]; watercolours [paintings] |
| 0021 | architects' models | |
| 0022 | document files [stationery] | |
| 0023 | writing slates | |
| 0024 | slate pencils | |
| 0026 | modelling clay | |
| 0027 | printed arithmetical tables | printed calculating tables |
| 0028 | engravings | |
| 0029 | lithographic works of art | |
| 0030 | paintings [pictures], framed or unframed | |
| 0031 | pencils* | |
| 0032 | newspapers | |
| 0033 | periodicals | |
| 0034 | atlases | |
| 0035 | loose-leaf binders | ring binders |
| 0036 | gummed tape [stationery] | |
| 0037 | mats of paper for beer glasses | |
| 0038 | tickets | |
| 0039 | biological samples for use in microscopy [teaching materials] | |
| 0040 | printing blocks | |
| 0041 | drawing pads | |
| 0042 | pads [stationery] | |
| 0043 | spools for inking ribbons | |
| 0045 | wristbands for the retention of writing instruments | |
| 0046 | pamphlets | |
| 0047 | embroidery designs [patterns] | |
| 0048 | drawing pins | thumbtacks |
| 0049 | moisteners [office requisites] | |
| 0050 | painters' brushes | |
| 0051 | blotters | |
| 0052 | stamps [seals] | |
| 0053 | sealing stamps | |
| 0054 | inking pads | |
| 0055 | sealing wax | |
| 0056 | sealing machines for offices | |
| 0057 | sealing compounds for stationery purposes | |
| 0058 | writing or drawing books | |
| 0059 | trays for sorting and counting money | |
| 0061 | tracing patterns | |
| 0062 | tracing paper | |
| 0063 | tracing cloth | |
| 0064 | fingerstalls for office use | |
| 0065 | printing type | |
| 0066 | carbon paper | |
| 0067 | paper for recording machines | |
| 0068 | note books | |
| 0069 | square rulers for drawing | |
| 0070 | cards* | charts |
| 0071 | teaching materials, except apparatus | |
| 0072 | index cards [stationery] | |
| 0074 | paper sheets [stationery] | |
| 0075 | cardboard* | |
| 0076 | hat boxes of cardboard | |
| 0077 | perforated cards for Jacquard looms | |
| 0078 | cardboard tubes | |
| 0080 | catalogues | |
| 0081 | tags for index cards | |
| 0082 | song books | |
| 0084 | composing frames [printing] | |
| 0085 | folders for papers | jackets for papers |
| 0087 | painters' easels | |
| 0088 | numbers [type] | |
| 0089 | Indian inks | |
| 0090 | chromolithographs [chromos] | chromos |
| 0091 | modelling wax, not for dental purposes | |
| 0092 | files [office requisites] | |
| 0093 | office perforators | |
| 0094 | toilet paper | hygienic paper |
| 0095 | books | |
| 0096 | compasses for drawing | |
| 0097 | type [numerals and letters] | letters [type] |
| 0098 | composing sticks | |
| 0101 | letter trays | |
| 0102 | conical paper bags | |
| 0103 | correcting fluids [office requisites] | |
| 0104 | correcting ink [heliography] | |
| 0105 | pencil leads | |
| 0106 | histological sections for teaching purposes | |
| 0107 | French curves | |
| 0108 | covers [stationery] | wrappers [stationery] |
| 0109 | writing chalk | |
| 0110 | chalk for lithography | |
| 0111 | tailors' chalk | |
| 0112 | chalk holders | |
| 0113 | pencil holders | |
| 0114 | pencil lead holders | |
| 0115 | cream containers of paper | |
| 0116 | paper clasps | |
| 0118 | rollers for typewriters | |
| 0119 | transfers [decalcomanias] | decalcomanias |
| 0121 | graphic prints | |
| 0122 | graining combs | |
| 0123 | drawing boards | |
| 0124 | drawing materials | |
| 0125 | drawing instruments | |
| 0126 | diagrams | |
| 0127 | envelopes [stationery] | |
| 0128 | duplicators | |
| 0129 | etchings | |
| 0130 | wrapping paper | packing paper |
| 0131 | nibs | |
| 0132 | typewriters, electric or non-electric | |
| 0133 | pen cases | boxes for pens |
| 0134 | nibs of gold | |
| 0135 | erasing products | |
| 0136 | writing materials | |
| 0137 | shields [paper seals] | |
| 0138 | erasing shields | |
| 0139 | erasers | |
| 0140 | electrocardiograph paper | |
| 0141 | punches [office requisites] | |
| 0142 | ink* | |
| 0143 | inking ribbons | |
| 0144 | inkwells | |
| 0146 | envelope sealing machines for offices | |
| 0147 | photographs [printed] | |
| 0148 | pen wipers | |
| 0149 | seals [stamps] | |
| 0150 | fabrics for bookbinding | |
| 0153 | ledgers [books] | |
| 0154 | indexes | |
| 0155 | figurines of papier mâché | statuettes of papier mâché |
| 0156 | filter paper | |
| 0157 | filtering materials of paper | |
| 0158 | forms, printed | |
| 0159 | office requisites, except furniture | |
| 0160 | charcoal pencils | |
| 0161 | stencils [stationery] | |
| 0162 | galley racks [printing] | |
| 0163 | electrotypes | |
| 0164 | printed geographical maps | |
| 0165 | terrestrial globes | |
| 0166 | artists' watercolour saucers | artists' watercolor saucers |
| 0167 | graphic reproductions | |
| 0168 | graphic representations | |
| 0169 | scrapers [erasers] for offices | |
| 0170 | engraving plates | |
| 0171 | hectographs | |
| 0172 | printed timetables | |
| 0173 | moisteners for gummed surfaces [office requisites] | |
| 0174 | postcards | |
| 0175 | printed matter | |
| 0176 | hand labelling appliances | |
| 0177 | printers' blankets, not of textile | |
| 0179 | printed publications | |
| 0180 | manuals [handbooks] | handbooks [manuals] |
| 0182 | writing paper | |
| 0183 | paperweights | |
| 0184 | tracing needles for drawing purposes | |
| 0185 | drawing pens | |
| 0186 | table linen of paper | |
| 0187 | lithographs | |
| 0188 | lithographic stones | |
| 0189 | booklets | |
| 0190 | luminous paper | |
| 0191 | papier mâché | |
| 0192 | manifolds [stationery] | |
| 0193 | marking chalk | |
| 0195 | plastics for modelling | |
| 0196 | modelling materials | |
| 0197 | modelling paste | |
| 0198 | handkerchiefs of paper | |
| 0199 | inking sheets for duplicators | |
| 0200 | tablecloths of paper | |
| 0201 | blackboards | |
| 0202 | paper-clips | |
| 0203 | numbering apparatus | |
| 0204 | oleographs | |
| 0205 | binding strips [bookbinding] | |
| 0206 | sealing wafers | |
| 0207 | palettes for painters | |
| 0208 | pantographs [drawing instruments] | |
| 0209 | stationery | |
| 0210 | parchment paper | |
| 0211 | pastels [crayons] | |
| 0212 | sewing patterns | |
| 0214 | stencil cases | |
| 0215 | house painters' rollers | |
| 0216 | canvas for painting | |
| 0217 | paint boxes for use in schools | |
| 0218 | plastic film for wrapping | |
| 0219 | apparatus for mounting photographs | |
| 0221 | photo-engravings | |
| 0223 | blueprints | plans |
| 0224 | paper creasers [office requisites] | |
| 0225 | fountain pens | |
| 0226 | stencil plates | |
| 0227 | stencils | |
| 0228 | portraits | |
| 0229 | flower-pot covers of paper | covers of paper for flower pots |
| 0230 | mimeograph apparatus and machines | |
| 0232 | prospectuses | |
| 0233 | paper for radiograms | |
| 0234 | drawing rulers | |
| 0235 | printers' reglets | |
| 0236 | bookbinding material | |
| 0238 | cloth for bookbinding | bookbinding cloth |
| 0239 | cords for bookbinding | bookbinding cords |
| 0241 | inking sheets for document reproducing machines | |
| 0242 | pens [office requisites] | |
| 0243 | magazines [periodicals] | |
| 0244 | paper ribbons, other than haberdashery or hair decorations | |
| 0245 | typewriter ribbons | |
| 0246 | bags [envelopes, pouches] of paper or plastics, for packaging | |
| 0247 | stamp pads | |
| 0248 | school supplies [stationery] | |
| 0249 | bookmarks | bookmarkers |
| 0250 | greeting cards | |
| 0251 | steatite [tailor's chalk] | |
| 0253 | balls for ball-point pens | |
| 0254 | tablemats of paper | |
| 0255 | desk mats | |
| 0257 | typewriter keys | |
| 0258 | holders for stamps [seals] | |
| 0259 | cases for stamps [seals] | |
| 0260 | postage stamps | |
| 0261 | stamp stands | |
| 0262 | transparencies [stationery] | |
| 0263 | vignetting apparatus | |
| 0265 | adhesives [glues] for stationery or household purposes | |
| 0266 | adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes | |
| 0268 | address plates for addressing machines | |
| 0269 | almanacs | |
| 0270 | calendars | |
| 0271 | starch paste [adhesive] for stationery or household purposes | |
| 0273 | paintbrushes | |
| 0274 | self-adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes | |
| 0275 | elastic bands for offices | |
| 0276 | bibs of paper | |
| 0278 | wood pulp board [stationery] | |
| 0279 | wood pulp paper | |
| 0280 | boxes of paper or cardboard | |
| 0281 | stands for pens and pencils | |
| 0282 | bottle envelopes of paper or cardboard | |
| 0283 | coasters of paper | |
| 0284 | announcement cards [stationery] | |
| 0285 | plastic blister packs for packaging | plastic bubble packs for packaging |
| 0286 | flags of paper | |
| 0287 | paper shredders for office use | |
| 0288 | sheets of reclaimed cellulose for wrapping | |
| 0289 | desktop cabinets for stationery [office requisites] | |
| 0290 | glue for stationery or household purposes | pastes for stationery or household purposes |
| 0291 | paper knives [letter openers] | |
| 0292 | garbage bags of paper or of plastics | |
| 0293 | pencil sharpeners, electric or non-electric | |
| 0294 | tissues of paper for removing make-up | |
| 0295 | table napkins of paper | |
| 0296 | place mats of paper | |
| 0297 | squares for drawing | |
| 0298 | T-squares for drawing | |
| 0299 | penholders | |
| 0300 | writing cases [stationery] | |
| 0301 | inkstands | |
| 0303 | handwriting specimens for copying | |
| 0304 | bottle wrappers of paper or cardboard | |
| 0305 | placards of paper or cardboard | |
| 0306 | towels of paper | |
| 0307 | face towels of paper | |
| 0308 | labels of paper or cardboard | |
| 0309 | etching needles | |
| 0310 | viscose sheets for wrapping | |
| 0311 | gums [adhesives] for stationery or household purposes | |
| 0312 | gummed cloth for stationery purposes | |
| 0313 | isinglass for stationery or household purposes | |
| 0324 | paper coffee filters | |
| 0325 | plastic cling film, extensible, for palletization | |
| 0327 | signboards of paper or cardboard | |
| 0328 | stickers [stationery] | |
| 0330 | bookbinding apparatus and machines [office equipment] | |
| 0331 | comic books | |
| 0332 | copying paper [stationery] | |
| 0333 | holders for cheque books | holders for checkbooks |
| 0334 | ink sticks | |
| 0335 | ink stones [ink reservoirs] | |
| 0336 | musical greeting cards | |
| 0337 | newsletters | |
| 0338 | packaging material made of starches | |
| 0339 | waxed paper | |
| 0340 | passport holders | |
| 0342 | writing brushes | |
| 0343 | writing instruments | |
| 0344 | drawer liners of paper, perfumed or not | |
| 0345 | credit card imprinters, non-electric | |
| 0346 | document laminators for office use | |
| 0347 | papers for painting and calligraphy | |
| 0348 | writing board erasers | |
| 0349 | clipboards | |
| 0350 | chart pointers, non-electronic | |
| 0351 | paper bows, other than haberdashery or hair decorations | |
| 0352 | moulds for modelling clays [artists' materials] | molds for modelling clays [artists' materials] |
| 0353 | money clips | |
| 0354 | trading cards, other than for games | |
| 0355 | absorbent sheets of paper or plastic for foodstuff packaging | |
| 0356 | humidity control sheets of paper or plastic for foodstuff packaging | |
| 0357 | correcting tapes [office requisites] | |
| 0358 | paint trays | |
| 0359 | marking pens [stationery] | |
| 0360 | flyers | |
| 0361 | document holders [stationery] | |
| 0362 | page holders | |
| 0363 | polymer modelling clay | |
| 0364 | obliterating stamps | |
| 0365 | packing [cushioning, stuffing] materials of paper or cardboard | |
| 0366 | padding materials of paper or cardboard | stuffing of paper or cardboard |
| 0367 | banknotes | |
| 0368 | spray chalk | |
| 0369 | printed coupons | |
| 0370 | rice paper* | |
| 0371 | plastic bags for pet waste disposal | |
| 0372 | washi | |
| 0373 | table runners of paper | |
| 0374 | printed sheet music | |
| 0375 | banners of paper | |
| 0376 | bunting of paper | |
| 0377 | animation cels | |
| 0378 | paper bags for use in the sterilization of medical instruments | paper bags for use in the sterilisation of medical instruments |
| 0379 | name badge holders [office requisites] | |
| 0380 | retractable reels for name badge holders [office requisites] | |
| 0381 | clips for name badge holders [office requisites] | |
| 0382 | paper for medical examination tables | |
| 0383 | dental tray covers of paper | |
| 0384 | bibs, sleeved, of paper | |
| 0385 | paper cutters [office requisites] | |
| 0386 | stencils for decorating food and beverages | |
| 0387 | name badges [office requisites] | |
| 0388 | barcode ribbons | |
| 0389 | glitter for stationery purposes | |
| 0390 | baggage claim check tags of paper | |
| 0391 | paper wipes for cleaning | |
| 0392 | protective covers for books | |
| 0393 | colouring books | coloring books |
| 0394 | colouring pictures | coloring pictures |
| 0395 | origami folding paper | |
| 0396 | carrier bags of paper or plastic | shopping bags of paper or plastic |
| 0397 | mezuzah parchments | |
| 0398 | mezuzah cases | |
| 0399 | baking paper | |
| 0400 | magnetic boards being office requisites | |
| 0401 | flip charts | |
| 0402 | souvenir banknotes | |
| 0403 | plantable seed paper [stationery] | |
| 0404 | floor decals | |
| 0405 | seaweed-based film for wrapping | |
| 0406 | plastic bubble film for wrapping | |
| 0407 | pens [writing implements] incorporating tips for operating touchscreen devices | |
| 0408 | tissue paper | |
| 0409 | food bags of paper or plastics | |
| 0410 | paper party decorations | |
| 0411 | blank punch cards for knitting machines | |
| 0412 | craft chenille stems |
34 synonym wording(s) are listed alongside their entries above.