IPC code consists of numbers and letters, representing different products and technical fields. In foreign trade, some industries are used very frequently, such as electronics, machinery, chemical industry and so on. And some emerging industries, such as Internet and artificial intelligence, have begun to use IPC codes gradually. Using IPC code can make international trade more efficient and accelerate technical and economic exchanges between countries.
The application of IPC code in foreign trade is not limited to product classification, but also widely used in patent literature retrieval, product design and development, technology transfer and so on. Knowing the purpose and characteristics, foreign trade practitioners can learn the specification of IPC code carefully, understand the application of the industry, improve their insight and competitiveness in the market, and thus better explore the international market.