Cleaning/Hygiene Products

About

Cleaning/Hygiene Products is a segment of the GS1 Global Product Classification, which publication 286 defines as all products that are used to clean or improve hygiene, including suppliers and dispensers for cleaning and hygiene products.^[1] A segment is the highest level of the classification and is defined as a particular industry.^[2]

Below the segment the hierarchy runs through family and class to the brick, which is the level products are actually classified against. The three upper layers exist only to reach the right brick and are not communicated through the GS1 data pool, which is why a product page carries a brick code and not this one.^[3] This segment holds five families in publication 286: Cleaning Products (47100000), Cleaning/Hygiene Products Variety Packs (47190000), Cleaning/Hygiene Supplies (47200000), Waste Management Products (47210000) and Industrial Cleaning (47220000).^[1] GPC is republished twice a year, in May and November, and users are given six months to move their systems to a new version.^[3]

Excludes

Products used for personal hygiene.^[1]

Subcategories

• Cleaning Products
• Cleaning/Hygiene Products Variety Packs
• Cleaning/Hygiene Supplies
• Industrial Cleaning
• Waste Management Products

References

1. ↑ GS1 GPC Browser, publication 286 (May 2026) GS1. registry. Accessed 2026-09-12.
2. ↑ GS1: How Global Product Classification (GPC) works GS1. publication. Accessed 2026-09-12.
3. ↑ GS1 Netherlands and GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg: GPC in a nutshell, version 2.0, June 2024 GS1 Netherlands. publication. Accessed 2026-09-12.