Variant of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 for Merchandise import and export accounts (regrouping variant)

C16 - Forestry products and building and packaging materials

C163 - Building and packaging materials

471 - Prefabricated buildings and components thereof

This group comprises prefabricated buildings that are built in a factory or manufacturing facility and delivered to the construction site, and the components of prefabricated buildings built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated (factory-built) buildings are virtually complete and either unassembled or fully assembled (or manufactured) and ready to use; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

A building refers to any roofed independent free-standing permanent construction or structure usually enclosed within external walls or dividing walls that extend from the foundations to the roof and comprises one or more rooms or other space. A building can be entered or accessed by persons or animals and is suitable or intended for protecting them and objects. A building can also include a separately usable underground construction.

A residential building refers to a construction in which at least half of the overall useful floor area is used or intended for residential or dwelling purposes.

A non-residential building refers to a construction in which more than half of the overall useful floor area is used or intended for non-residential purposes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • non-residential buildings not prefabricated or factory-built (site-built)(622)
  • prefabricated concrete buildings and components thereof (See 29112 Concrete products)
  • prefabricated plastic buildings and components (See 4641192 Plastic products for building and construction, n.e.c.)
  • residential buildings not prefabricated or factory-built (site-built)(621)

47111 - Prefabricated metal buildings and other non-wood buildings, and components thereof

This class comprises prefabricated buildings, predominantly made of metal and other non-wood material, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) metal and non-wood buildings are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of these buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

471111 - Prefabricated metal buildings and components thereof

This subclass comprises prefabricated industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings, predominantly made of metal, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) metal buildings are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

4711111 - Prefabricated metal industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings, and components thereof

Prefabricated industrial, commercial and institutional buildings, predominantly made of metal, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings, that are built in a factory or manufacturing facility; they are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of those buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • industrial and commercial prefabricated buildings, of aluminum
  • industrial and commercial prefabricated buildings, of iron or steel
  • prefabricated aluminum solariums
  • prefabricated iron or steel solariums
  • prefabricated iron or steel storage houses

  All examples

4711112 - Prefabricated metal residential and farm service buildings, and components thereof

Prefabricated residential and farm service buildings, predominantly made of metal, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings, that are built in a factory or manufacturing facility; they are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of those buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • grain storage buildings, farm and commercial types, prefabricated, of aluminum
  • grain storage buildings, farm and commercial types, prefabricated, of iron or steel
  • iron or steel panels, for portable and prefabricated buildings, sheet metal
  • prefabricated aluminum cabanas
  • prefabricated aluminum garden sheds
  • prefabricated iron or steel cabanas
  • prefabricated iron or steel garden sheds
  • prefabricated silos, non grain storage, steel
  • prefabricated storage houses, of aluminum
  • steel floor panels, for prefabricated buildings, sheet metal

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufactured (mobile) homes (See 4711311 Manufactured (mobile) homes)