
Treatment & Processing of Materials Services
Explanatory Note:
Class 40 includes mainly services not included in other classes, rendered by the mechanical or chemical processing, transformation or production of objects or inorganic or organic substances, including custom manufacturing services. For the purposes of classification, the production or manufacturing of goods is considered a service only in cases where it is effected for the account of another person to their order and specification. If the production or manufacturing is not being performed to fulfil an order for goods which meet the customer’s particular needs, requirements, or specifications, then it is generally ancillary to the maker’s primary commercial activity or goods in trade. If the substance or object is marketed to third parties by the person who processed, transformed or produced it, then this would generally not be considered a service.
This Class includes, in particular: -services relating to transformation of an object or substance and any process involving a change in its essential properties (for example, dyeing a garment); consequently, a maintenance service, although usually in Cl. 37, is included in Class 40 if it entails such a change (for example, the chroming of motor vehicle bumpers);-services of material treatment which may be present during the production of any substance or object other than a building; for example, services which involve cutting, shaping, polishing by abrasion or metal coating;-the custom manufacturing of goods to the order and specification of others (bearing in mind that certain offices require that the goods produced be indicated), for example, custom manufacturing of automobiles. This Class does not include, in particular: -repair services (Cl. 37); -certain customization services, for example, the custom painting of automobiles (Cl. 37).
Sub-Classes
- 400001 abrasion
- 400031 millworking
- 400040 laminating
- 400041 grinding
- 400048 burnishing by abrasion
- 400083 custom assembling of materials for others
- 400087 material treatment information
- 400101 vulcanization [material treatment]
- 400122 sandblasting services
- 400004 magnetization
- 400007 silver plating
- 400011 soldering
- 400013 cadmium plating
- 400017 chromium plating
- 400018 metal plating
- 400024 gilding
- 400026 electroplating
- 400027 tin plating
- 400029 blacksmithing
- 400034 galvanization
- 400042 metal treating
- 400043 metal tempering
- 400045 nickel plating
- 400085 gold plating
- 400086 laser scribing
- 400093 refining services
- 400099 boilermaking
- 400100 metal casting
- 400108 key cutting
- 400125 welding services
- 400005 applying finishes to textiles
- 400008 fabric bleaching
- 400010 cloth edging
- 400014 permanent-press treatment of fabrics
- 400036 cloth waterproofing
- 400037 cloth fireproofing
- 400038 crease-resistant treatment for clothing
- 400039 wool treating
- 400046 warping [looms]
- 400056 dyeing services
- 400057 textile dyeing
- 400058 textile treating
- 400059 textile mothproofing
- 400060 cloth dyeing
- 400069 cloth pre-shrinking
- 400120 fulling of cloth
- 400009 woodworking
- 400050 planing [saw mill]
- 400052 sawing [saw mill]
- 400067 timber felling and processing
- 400006 paper finishing
- 400049 bookbinding
- 400061 paper treating
- 400062 glass-blowing
- 400065 window tinting treatment, being surface coating
- 400088 optical glass grinding
- 400015 pottery firing
- 400032 fruit crushing
- 400033 food smoking
- 400044 flour milling
- 400066 food and drink preservation
- 400091 processing of oil
- 400117 freezing of foods
- C400001 tea processing
- C400002 feed processing
- 400055 taxidermy
- 400094 slaughtering of animals
- 400095 stripping finishes
- 400012 dressmaking
- 400016 shoe staining
- 400019 leather staining
- 400020 fur conditioning
- 400021 cloth cutting
- 400028 custom fashioning of fur
- 400030 fur mothproofing
- 400047 skin dressing
- 400051 saddlery working
- 400053 custom tailoring
- 400054 tanning
- 400063 embroidery services
- 400064 leather working
- 400070 fur glossing
- 400071 fur satining
- 400072 fur dyeing
- 400092 quilting
- 400098 clothing alteration
- 400112 knitting machine rental
- 400002 processing of cinematographic films
- 400022 pattern printing
- 400023 photographic film development
- 400089 photographic printing
- 400090 photogravure
- 400107 colour separation services
- 400110 lithographic printing
- 400111 printing
- 400113 offset printing
- 400114 photocomposing services
- 400115 silkscreen printing
- 400068 recycling of waste and trash
- 400097 waste treatment [transformation]
- 400105 destruction of waste and trash
- 400106 incineration of waste and trash
- 400109 decontamination of hazardous materials
- 400116 sorting of waste and recyclable material [transformatio
- 400124 upcycling [waste recycling]
- 400003 air purification
- 400081 air deodorising
- 400082 air freshening
- 400118 rental of air conditioning apparatus
- 400119 rental of space heating apparatus
- 400025 water treating
- 400035 engraving
- 400084 framing of works of art
- 400102 services of a dental technician
- 400103 production of energy
- 400104 rental of generators
- 400121 cryopreservation services
- 400123 rental of boilers
- C400003 medicine processing
- C400004 petroleum refining process
- C400005 chemicals processing and handling