The North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) is a market or demand-based, hierarchical classification system for products (goods and services) that is not industry-of-origin based but can be linked to the NAICS industry structure and is consistent across the three North American countries. It is a system that has been phased in beginning in 1999 and can be used to drill down in industries. It was published in 2017 and 2022.
For example, anyone looking for all the pharmacies in a particular area will want stand-alone pharmacies, pharmacies in grocer stores, and pharmacies in general purpose stores like Target and Wal-Mart. Since NAPCS operate a little differently than SIC and NAICS codes, the NAPCS code 342010103 includes Retailing services for medicines, vitamins, minerals, and supplements regardless of what the retail looks like.
Section | 2022 Description |
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11 | Food, beverage, and tobacco products, except raw farm products |
14 | Clothing, footwear, personal accessories, and related products |
17 | Housing and related products |
21 | Household and personal goods, and related products |
24 | Home entertainment, recreation and culture products, including household pets and related products |
27 | Automobiles, light-duty trucks, local passenger transportation services, and related products |
31 | Leisure and long-distance travel, tourism, and accommodation products |
34 | Educational services, health care and related products for persons, and public, community, and social services, nec., except public administration services |
37 | Personal care and related products, including funeral products |
41 | Financial, insurance, and related products, nec. |
44 | Legal and related products |
47 | Apartment and nonresidential constructions, and related products |
51 | Equipment and related products |
54 | Intellectual property and related products |
57 | Labor supply and related products, except human resources management consulting services |
61 | Fuels, utilities, waste management, and environmental remediation services, and related products and services |
64 | Goods transportation services and related products |
67 | Materials and supplies for production and related products, except processed food and beverage inputs for human food manufacturing and food services |
71 | Materials and supplies for services, except lawn and landscaping services |
74 | Scientific and technical services |
77 | Advertising, public relations, and communications and information services |
81 | Accounting, management, administrative, and miscellaneous services |
84 | Contract manufacturing and related services |
87 | Public administration services |