NICE CLASSIFICATION · NCL 13-2026

Class 13 — Firearms

Every entry WIPO publishes for Class 13 (Firearms) in NCL 13-2026: 78 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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Updated 2026-10-27

Official class heading

  • Firearms
  • ammunition and projectiles
  • explosives
  • fireworks

Explanatory note

Class 13 includes mainly firearms and pyrotechnic products.

This class includes, in particular

  • rescue flares, explosive or pyrotechnic
  • flare pistols
  • sprays for personal defence purposes
  • explosive fog signals, signal rocket flares
  • air pistols being weapons
  • bandoliers for weapons
  • sporting firearms, hunting firearms

This class does not include, in particular

  • grease for weapons (Class 4)
  • blades being weapons (Class 8)
  • side arms, other than firearms (Class 8)
  • non-explosive fog signals, rescue laser signalling flares (Class 9)
  • telescopic sights for firearms (Class 9)
  • flaming torches (Class 11)
  • crackers (party novelties) (Class 28)
  • percussion caps being toys (Class 28)
  • toy air pistols (Class 28)
  • matches (Class 34)

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.

78 official goods entries for this class
Basic No.IndicationAlso accepted
0001acetyl-nitrocellulose
0002gun carriages [artillery]
0003explosive cartridges
0005ammonium nitrate explosives
0006detonators
0007motorized weapons
0008tear-gas weapons
0009firearms
0010cleaning brushes for firearms
0013fireworks
0014artillery guns [cannons]
0015ballistic weaponsballistic missiles
0016apparatus for filling cartridge belts
0017Bengal lights
0018detonating plugs
0019cartridge cases
0020cannons
0021rifle barrelsgun barrels
0022riflescarbines
0023cartridges*
0024cartridge loading apparatus
0025cartridge pouches
0026hunting firearmssporting firearms
0027ammunition
0028hammers for guns and rifleshammers for guns; hammers for rifles
0029powder horns
0030guncottonpyroxylin
0031breeches of firearms
0032dynamite
0033rifle casesgun cases
0034explosives
0035signal rocket flares
0036guns [weapons]
0037gunstocks
0038sighting mirrors for guns and riflessighting mirrors for guns; sighting mirrors for rifles
0040trigger guards for guns and riflestrigger guards for rifles
0041lead shot for hunting
0042ammunition for firearms
0043rocket launchers
0044fuses for explosives, for use in mines
0045mines [explosives]
0046machine guns
0047mortars [firearms]
0048shells [projectiles]
0049pistols [arms]
0050gunpowder
0051explosive powders
0052projectiles [weapons]
0053pyrophoric substances
0054pyrotechnic products
0055revolvers
0056trunnions for heavy weapons
0057firing platforms
0058sights, other than telescopic sights, for firearms
0059air pistols [weapons]
0060fuses for explosives
0061primings [fuses]
0062detonating fuses for explosivesfiring lanyards for explosives
0063shoulder straps for weaponsbandoliers for weapons
0064fog signals, explosive
0065sights, other than telescopic sights, for artillery
0066detonating caps, other than toyspercussion caps, other than toys
0068rockets [projectiles]
0069harpoon guns
0070noise-suppressors for guns
0071tanks [weapons]
0072firecrackers
0073sprays for personal defence purposessprays for personal defense purposes
0074belts adapted for ammunition
0075automatic firearm ammunition belts
0076torpedoes
0077side arms [firearms]
0078hand grenades
0079flare pistols
0080rescue flares, explosive or pyrotechnic
0081starting pistolsstarter pistols
0082harpoons adapted for harpoon guns
0083cruise missiles

16 synonym wording(s) are listed alongside their entries above.

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