The ECLASS Standard enables the digital exchange of product master data across industries, countries, languages or organizations.

Its use as a standardized basis for a product group structure or with product-describing properties of master data is particularly widespread in ERP systems.

As an ISO-compliant and the world's only property-based classification standard, ECLASS also serves as a "language" for Industry 4.0 (IOTS).

A standard for the exchange of information between suppliers and customers is fundamental to the electronic procurement of services - just as it is for material products.

is a non-profit organization that defines, develops and distributes the cross-industry classification and master data standard of the same name internationally.

was founded by the companies Siemens, BASF, Audi/VW, E.ON, SAP, Bayer AG, Degussa, Wacker Chemie, Infraserv Chemfidence and Solvay.

Attached keywords and synonyms are used to quickly find the product classes and their property lists.

The identification consists of a three-character prefix as proof of origin, of the identifier and the version number of the structural element.

(from German: ElektroTechnisches InformationsModell) is an initiative to standardize the electronic exchange of product data in the field of electrical engineering.

Both organizations have set themselves the goal of harmonizing ETIM with the ECLASS Standard and are working together with VDMA, ZVEI and DIN, among others.

Over 4,000 companies worldwide are already successfully using the ECLASS Standard for digital data exchange across all borders.

The current 40 segments (as of 2023) include, for example, construction, logistics, food, medicine, optics, automotive, laboratory technology and office supplies.

In addition to large international companies such as Siemens, SAP, VW-Audi and BASF, the German medical sector,[4] for example, has opted for ECLASS as the classification standard for electronic data exchange.