North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0

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North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0
Introduction
Hierarchical structure

482 - Software and software licensing

This group comprises published software sold with an end user licence agreement (by the publisher), and licences to use software or software components to generate revenues.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • game software at retail (See 561433 Game software at retail)
    • game software at wholesale (See 5511453 Game software at wholesale)
    • hosted software services (See 751112 Application service provisioning)
    • online gaming services (See 7234161 Online gaming services (except gambling))
    • software (except game software) at retail (See 5613162 Computer software (except game) at retail)
    • software (except game software) at wholesale (See 5511752 Software (except game) at wholesale)
    • software produced on own account for sale with all-attendant rights (See 6321111 Software originals)
    • software produced under contract to others (See 643111 Custom software design and development services)

48213 - General application software (except game software) and software licensing

This class comprises published general application software sold with an end user licence agreement (by the publisher), and licences to use general application software or software components to generate revenues.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • general application software (except game software) at retail (See 5613162 Computer software (except game) at retail)
    • general application software (except game software) at wholesale (See 5511752 Software (except game) at wholesale)
    • general application software produced on own account for sale with all-attendant rights (See 6321111 Software originals)
    • general application software produced under contract to others (See 643111 Custom software design and development services)
    • hosted software services (See 751112 Application service provisioning)

482131 - General application software (except game software and commercial use licences)

This subclass comprises published general application software sold with an end user licence agreement (by the publisher), on physical media or in downloadable formats.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • general application software (except game software) at retail (See 5613162 Computer software (except game) at retail)
    • general application software (except game software) at wholesale (See 5511752 Software (except game) at wholesale)
    • general application software produced on own account for sale with all-attendant rights (See 6321111 Software originals)
    • general application software produced under contract to others (See 643111 Custom software design and development services)
    • hosted software services (See 751112 Application service provisioning)
    • licences for the use of general application software or software components to generate revenues (See 4821321 Licensing of rights for commercial use of general application software (except game software))
4821311 - General application software (except game software and commercial use licences), on physical media

Published general application software sold with an end user licence agreement (by the publisher), on physical media.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • anti-virus software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • customer relations management software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • general application software (except game software and commercial use licences), ordered online from the publisher
    • home education application software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • home reference application software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • office suite applications software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • professional accounting software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • search engines software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • utilities software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • voice recognition software (except commercial use licences), on physical media
    • website design software (except commercial use licences), on physical media

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • general application software (except game software), on physical media, at retail (See 5613162 Computer software (except game) at retail)
    • general application software (except game software), on physical media, at wholesale (See 5511752 Software (except game) at wholesale)
    • general application software, on physical media, produced on own account for sale with all-attendant rights (See 6321111 Software originals)
    • general application software, on physical media, produced under contract to others (See 643111 Custom software design and development services)
    • hosted software services (See 751112 Application service provisioning)
    • licences for the use of general application software or software components, on physical media, to generate revenues (See 4821321 Licensing of rights for commercial use of general application software (except game software))
4821312 - General application software (except game software and commercial use licences), online

Published general application software sold with an end user licence agreement (by the publisher), in downloadable formats.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • anti-virus software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • customer relations management software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • home education application software (except commercial use licences), downloadable online
    • home reference application software (except commercial use licences), downloadable online
    • office suite applications software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • professional accounting software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • search engines software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • utilities software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • voice recognition software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online
    • website design software (except commercial use licences), downloaded online

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • general application software (except game software), in downloadable formats, at retail (See 5613162 Computer software (except game) at retail)
    • general application software (except game software), in downloadable formats, at wholesale (See 5511752 Software (except game) at wholesale)
    • general application software, in downloadable formats, produced on own account for sale with all-attendant rights (See 6321111 Software originals)
    • general application software, in downloadable formats, produced under contract to others (See 643111 Custom software design and development services)
    • hosted software services (See 751112 Application service provisioning)
    • licences for the use of general application software or software components, in downloadable formats, to generate revenues (See 4821321 Licensing of rights for commercial use of general application software (except game software))
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