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IEC 63237-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Household and similar electrical appliances – Product information properties –

Part 1: Fundamentals
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Propriétés des informations

produit –
Partie 1: Principes essentiels

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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ICS 97.030 ISBN 978-2-8322-5935-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 8
4 Class structure . 8
4.1 General . 8
4.2 Hierarchy of classification of household appliances . 9
5 Common properties . 9
Annex A (informative) General principles of data exchange . 16
A.1 General . 16
A.2 Partners and actors . 16
A.3 Databases . 16
A.4 Data mismatch and conflicts . 16
A.5 Harmonization and mapping . 17
Bibliography . 19

Figure A.1 – Conflicts due to non-existing standards . 16
Figure A.2 – Translation of properties and characteristics . 17
Figure A.3 – Harmonization of standards enables using different standards for mapping . 17
Figure A.4 – Harmonization of standards enables data transmission within the
business environment . 18

Table 1 – Classification hierarchy household appliances . 9
Table 2 – Classification hierarchy "dishwashers, laundry appliances" . 9
Table 3 – Common properties . 10
Table 4 – Library of the common properties . 11

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FOREWORD
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IEC 63237-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 59: Performance of household and
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A list of all parts in the IEC 63237 series, published under the general title Household and
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INTRODUCTION
Due to progressing developments in the fields of digitalization, the Internet of Things (IoT) and
smart manufacturing, product characterization needs to be raised to the next level. The
exchange of product data between companies, business partners and, in the future, various
databases at business and governmental level, can run smoothly only when the information to
be exchanged has been clearly defined. To enable the automatic exchange of product
information, it is vital that manufacturers, trade partners, regulators and authorities speak "one
language", a harmonized language.
This document is aimed at all parties on the market who have a need to exchange product data
very efficiently.
This document describes a method for standardization and a unique characterization of product
specification information which will help both suppliers and partners to optimize workflows,
business, and implementation of legislative measures in the industrial sector of household and
similar appliances. By using a "common appliance language", an optimization of data exchange
and digitalization will be achieved, conflicting situations between appliances will be minimized,
and the cost of running data systems will be reduced. In addition, the use of a "common
appliance language" will allow and simplify the data information exchange between appliances
themselves (not necessarily from the same manufacturer) with a view to optimize the
interactions and the energy consumptions. To achieve the above-mentioned targets, it is
necessary to define a common set of standardized product properties, also called "product
characteristics", including value lists.
NOTE Terms and definitions used in other standards of IEC/TC 59 can be different to some extent. It is the goal of
IEC/TC 59 to harmonize these as much as possible.
This document provides a clear characterization of a set information properties. This document
is to be used in conjunction with the relevant standard for the specific product. The content will
be transferred to the IEC Common Data Dictionary (CDD).
The method described herein provides enough detailed information for an unambiguous
electronic data exchange for the business area of electrical household and similar appliances.
There is no other IEC standard providing descriptions for electronic data exchange between
electric household and similar appliances, which is a limitation for electronic data exchange.
It is the aim to continuously harmonize the content of this document by taking into account
present classification systems (e.g. APPLiA PI, ECLASS and ETIM).

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PRODUCT INFORMATION PROPERTIES –

Part 1: Fundamentals
1 Scope
This part of IEC 63237 provides a method for standardizing the descriptions of household
electrical appliances.
The aims of this document are to:
• define a common language for customers and suppliers through the publication of classes,
represented by properties and their attributes;
• enable electronic data exchange by machines (including information technology systems,
see machine-to-machine communication [M2M]);
• optimize workflows between customers and suppliers, as well as in processes, such as
engineering, development and purchasing within their own organizations;
• offer also a dictionary to legislators; and
• reduce transaction costs.
This document describes household electrical appliances using properties and makes the
associated properties available in the IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD).
Furthermore, this document provides rules, methods and the generic data structure for product
specific classification standards and on how to produce a reference dictionary based on the
IEC 61360 series. This in turn creates a descriptive basis of company internal and external
descriptions of household electrical appliances based on structured classes and lists of
properties.
NOTE The terms "class", "properties" and "attributes" are defined in Clause 3, following the established definitions
in IEC and ISO documents.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 61360-1:2017, Standard data elements types with associated classification scheme –
Part 1: Definitions – Principles and methods
IEC 61360-2, Standard data element types with associated classification scheme for electric
components – Part 2: EXPRESS dictionary schema
IEC 61360-4 , Standard data element types with associated classification scheme for electric
components – Part 4: IEC reference collection of standard data element types and component
classes
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Withdrawn.
IEC 61360-4 DB, Common Data Dictionary, CDD, available at: https://cdd.iec.ch
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.1.1
attribute
characteristic of an object or entity
EXAMPLE Properties, blocks, LOPs, units of measure.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 11179-1:2015, 3.1.1, modified – Example has been added.]
3.1.2
classification
systematic division of a set of items into subsets according to their difference in some
predetermined characteristics
[SOURCE: IEC 61360-1:2017, 3.1.5]
3.1.3
class
abstraction of a set of similar products
Note 1 to entry: A product that complies with the abstraction defined by a class is called a class member.
Note 2 to entry: A class is an intentional concept that can take different extensional meanings in different contexts.
The set of products used by a particular enterprise and the set of all ISO-standardized products are two examples of
contexts. In these two contexts (the particular enterprise and ISO), the set of products that are considered as
members of the single ball bearing class can be different, in particular because employees of each enterprise ignore
a number of existing single ball bearing products.
[SOURCE: IEC 61360-2:2012, 3.6, modified – Notes to entry 2, 3, 4 and 5 have been omitted,
and the example has been rewritten to become the present Note 2 to entry.]
3.1.4
data
facts about an object
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.8.1]
3.1.5
information
meaningful data
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.8.2]
3.1.6
characteristic
distinguishing feature
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Note 1 to entry: A characteristic can be inherent or assigned.
Note 2 to entry: A characteristic can be qualitative or quantitative.
Note 3 to entry: here are various classes of characteristic, such as the following:
a) physical (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical or biological characteristics);
b) sensory (e.g. related to smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing);
c) behavioral (e.g. courtesy, honesty, veracity);
d) temporal (e.g. punctuality, reliability, availability, continuity);
e) ergonomic (e.g. physiological characteristic, or related to human safety);
f) functional (e.g. maximum speed of an aircraft).
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.10.1]
3.1.7
mapping
identification and assignation of pairs of semantically equivalent information objects
3.1.8
property
defined parameter suitable for the description and differentiation of products
Note 1 to entry: A property describes one aspect of a given object.
Note 2 to entry: A property is defined by the totality of its associated attributes. The types and number of attributes
that describe a property with high accuracy are documented in this part of ISO 13584.
Note 3 to entry: This part of ISO 13584 has identified three different kinds of properties: product characteristics,
context parameters and context-dependent product characteristics.
[SOURCE: ISO 13584-42:2010, 3.37, modified – Notes 4 and 5 to entry have been deleted.]
3.1.9
block
bundle of properties with common features
3.2 Abbreviated terms
ClassID identification number of a class in IEC CDD
PropertyID identification number of a property in IEC CDD
IEC CDD IEC Common Data Dictionary
GS1 Global Specification Barcodes
GLN Global Location Number, according to GS1
GTIN Global Trade Item Number, according to GS1
IRDI international registration data identifier, according to ISO/TS 29002-5
UML Unified Modelling Language, according to ISO/IEC 19505-1
URI Uniform Resource Identifier in WWW, according to RFC 1630
XML eXtensible Markup Language, according to W3C
4 Class structure
4.1 General
A general description of data exchange for household appliances is provided in Annex A.
It is the aim to make classes and properties (see Clause 5) available in the IEC Common Data
Dictionary (IEC CDD). For unique identification identifiers, IDs are assigned to each. These

ClassIDs and PropertyIDs are given in Table 1 to Table 4. For reasons of consistency, the
structure and approach of IEC 61360-4 and IEC 61360-4 DB shall be followed.
From a practical point of view, classification as defined in this document (see 3.1.2), is a
systematic order or method to divide items to different subsets. IEC 61360-1 shall be followed
with this respect. To reach the group level, different hierarchy levels shall be used depending
on the complexity shown; the approach as set out in IEC 61360-2 shall be followed.
NOTE The IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD) is an International Standard (IEC 61360-4 DB) and serves as
a common repository of concepts for all industrial/technical domains based on the methodology and the information
model of IEC 61360 series, available at https://cdd.iec.ch.
4.2 Hierarchy of classification of household appliances
The concept of classification applies to household appliances. The hierarchy of the
classification structure applies to home goods including household appliances. A non-
exhaustive example of household appliances is shown in Table 1. This principle shall be
followed when adding other household appliances.
Table 1 – Classification hierarchy household appliances
Class ClassID
household appliances BCA000
large household appliances BCA001

refrigerator, freezer BCA002
oven, hob, cooking fume extractor BCA003

dishwasher, laundry appliance BCA004

heating, cooling appliances BCA010

small household appliance BCA011

rd th
In this hierarchy, the items of the 3 level are subdivided once more. The 4 level shows
appliance categories. Table 2 shows the subdivision of "dishwashers, laundry appliances" as
an example.
Table 2 – Classification hierarchy "dishwashers, laundry appliances"
Class ClassID
dishwasher, laundry appliance BCA004

dishwasher (household) BCA005
washing machine (household) BCA006

washer-dryer (household) BCA007

tumble dryer (household) BCA008

spin dryer (household) BCA009
5 Common properties
Common properties are intended for the description of basic characteristics relevant for all
products in Table 1 and Table 2. For structuring common properties the concept of BLOCKS is
used. BLOCKS are a collection of properties with a unique (BLOCK) name and an identifier
(ClassID). The common properties including its structuring in BLOCKS are shown in Table 3. A
detailed description of all common properties is provided in Table 4.
NOTE Table 3 gives an overview and introduction of needed properties, whereas Table 4 gives a detailed
description of all properties.

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Table 3 – Common properties
Common properties ClassID PropertyID

identification BCA500
product identifier BCB000
reference to supplier BCB001
supplier BCA501
batch number from supplier BCB006

supplier product designation BCB005

product article number of supplier BCB003

name of supplier BCB004
delivery time of supplier BCB002

supplier product family BCB008

supplier product root BCB009
supplier product description BCB007

supplier product type BCB011
supplier product order suffix BCB010

GLN of supplier BCB012
reference to manufacturer BCB013

manufacturer BCA502
date of manufacture BCB020
GTIN BCB015
manufacturer name BCB016
manufacturer product family BCB026

manufacturer product root BCB025

manufacturer product order suffix BCB024

manufacturer product description BCB022

brand BCB023
manufacturer product designation BCB027

delivery time of manufacturer BCB014

serial number BCB018
national stock number BCB021
fabrication number BCB017
product article number of manufacturer BCB019

product type BCB028
URI of the product BCB029
GLN of manufacturer BCB030
URI of the manufacturer BCB031

add on documentation BCA507
number of additional information BCB032

reference to additional Information BCB033

additional Information BCA508
calendrical validity from BCB034

document identifier BCB035
source as path info BCB036
type of document BCB037
Common properties ClassID PropertyID

type of source file BCB038
description BCB039
country/region classification of document BCB040

version BCB041
type of certificate BCB042
scope of document BCB043
language of document BCB044
commercial CAA100
number of customs tariff numbers CAP000

reference to customs tariff number CAP001

customs tariff number CAA101
region of customs tariff number CAP002

type of customs tariff number CAP004

country of customs tariff number CAP003

use of customs tariff number CAP005

customs tariff number CAP006
customs tariff number (TARIC) CAP008

HS-Code of the WCO CAP007
Table 4 illustrates the common properties in detail.
Table 4 – Library of the common properties
Value
PropertyID Preferred name Definition Source Unit Data type
format
BCB000 product identifier unique identifier of the product  STRING_TYPE

BCB001 reference to reference property to supplier CLASS_REFERENCE_
supplier TYPE
BCB006 batch number unique combination of numbers STRING_TYPE
from supplier and letters that distinguishes a
product from other products of
a different fabrication process

BCB005 supplier product short description of the product TRANSLATABLE_STRI
designation (short text) NG_TYPE

BCB003 product article the customer can use this STRING_TYPE
number of number to order the article (or
supplier service) from the manufacturer
or supplier.
BCB004 name of supplier name of supplier who provides STRING_TYPE
the customer with a product or
a service
BCB002 delivery time of duration per working days day REAL_MEASUREMEN
supplier needed by the supplier to T_TYPE
deliver the product beginning
with the receipt of the order
BCB008 supplier product 2nd level of a 3-level supplier- TRANSLATABLE_STRI
family specific product hierarchy NG_TYPE

BCB009 supplier product top level of a 3-level supplier- TRANSLATABLE_STRI
root specific product hierarchy NG_TYPE

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Value
PropertyID Preferred name Definition Source Unit Data type
format
BCB007 supplier product description of the product, its TRANSLATABLE_STRI
description technical features and NG_TYPE
implementation if needed (long
text)
BCB011 supplier product characteristic to differentiate TRANSLATABLE_STRI
type between different products of a NG_TYPE
product family or special
variants
BCB010 supplier product by the supplier awarded string TRANSLATABLE_STRI
order suffix for the identification of NG_TYPE
additional attributes, not by a
structured supplier item
number may be expressed
BCB012 GLN of supplier internationally unique GS1 INT_TYPE
identification number for the system
supplier of the device or the
product and for the physical
location
BCB013 reference to reference property to CLASS_REFERENCE_
manufacturer manufacturer TYPE

BCB020 date of date from which the production DATE_TYPE
manufacture and/or development process is
completed or from which a
service is provided completely

BCB015 GTIN internationally unique and GS1 STRING_TYPE
unambiguous article number for system
products and services (Global
Trade Item Number)
BCB016 manufacturer legally valid designation of the STRING_TYPE
name natural or judicial person which
is directly responsible for the
design, production, packaging
and labeling of a product in
respect to its being brought
into circulation
BCB026 manufacturer 2nd level of a 3-level TRANSLATABLE_STRI
product family manufacturer-specific product NG_TYPE
hierarchy
BCB025 manufacturer top level of a 3-level TRANSLATABLE_STRI
product root manufacturer-specific product NG_TYPE
hierarchy
BCB024 manufacturer can be expressed by the TRANSLATABLE_STRI
product order manufacturer-awarded string NG_TYPE
suffix for the identification of
additional attributes, not by a
structured manufacturer item
number
BCB022 manufacturer description of the product, its TRANSLATABLE_STRI
product technical features and NG_TYPE
description implementation if needed (long
text)
BCB023 brand part of the naming for the STRING_TYPE
support and the recognition of
the brand position of products
and services consisting of
words, numbers, letters or
other characters. Registered
brands and trademarks are
indicated with the appropriate
protective signs (® or TM)
BCB027 manufacturer short description of the product TRANSLATABLE_STRI
product (short text) NG_TYPE
designation
Value
PropertyID Preferred name Definition Source Unit Data type
format
BCB014 delivery time of duration per working days day INT_MEASUREMENT_
manufacturer needed by the manufacturer to TYPE  or
deliver the product beginning REAL_MEASUREMEN
with the receipt of the order T_TYPE,
depending on full days
or a fraction of days
BCB018 serial number unique combination of numbers STRING_TYPE
and letters used to identify the
device once it has been
manufactured
BCB021 national stock 13-digit numeric code, TRANSLATABLE_STRI
number identifying all the standardized NG_TYPE
material items of supply as
they have been recognized by
the United States Department
of Defense
BCB017 fabrication alphanumeric character STRING_TYPE
number sequence assigned to a
fabricated product, which
allows the date, time and
circumstances of fabrication to
be traced
BCB019 product article unique product identifier of the STRING_TYPE
number of manufacturer
manufacturer
BCB028 product type characteristic to differentiate TRANSLATABLE_STRI
between different products of a NG_TYPE
product family or special
variants
BCB029 URI of the unique global identification of TRANSLATABLE_STRI
product the product using a universal NG_TYPE
resource identifier (URI)
BCB030 GLN of internationally unique GS1 INT_TYPE
manufacturer identification number for the system
manufacturer of the device or
the product and for the physical
location
BCB031 URI of the unique global identification of  URI_TYPE
manufacturer the manufacturer using a
universal resource identifier
(URI)
BCB032 number of cardinality property for INT_TYPE
additional additional information
information
BCB033 reference to reference property for CLASS_REFERENCE_
additional
additional information TYPE
Information
BCB034 calendrical appointment information DATE_TYPE
validity from covered to a fixed date

BCB035 document unique identification of a STRING_TYPE
identifier document
BCB036 source as path information, related to STRING_TYPE
info information technology, where
the searched object can be
found
BCB037 type of document classification of a document ENUM_STRING_TYPE
according to its purpose or the
information it contains
BCB038 type of source classification of a file seal ENUM_STRING_TYPE
file according to its application
type
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Value
PropertyID Preferred name Definition Source Unit Data type
format
BCB039 description text note TRANSLATABLE_STRI
NG_TYPE
BCB040 country/region documents which are ENUM_STRING_TYPE
classification of considered for usage in a
document certain region
BCB041 version design that partly deviates from STRING_TYPE
the previous
classification of a certificate
BCB042 type of certificate ENUM_STRING_TYPE
according to the standard or
directive on the basis of which
it was issued
BCB043 scope of description of the application ENUM_STRING_TYPE
document range of the document

BCB044 language of language of the document ENUM_STRING_TYPE
document
CAP000 number of cardinality property for customs INT_TYPE
customs tariff tariff number
number
CAP001 reference to reference property for customs CLASS_REFERENCE_
customs tariff tariff number TYPE
number
CAP002 region of describes the membership of TRANSLATABLE_STRI
customs tariff the tariff number to a specific NG_TYPE
number region
CAP004 type of customs describes the membership of ENUM_CODE_TYPE()
tariff number the tariff number to a specific
type in terms of structure and
meaning and thus also defines
its general context
CAP003 country of country for which the declared ENUM_CODE_TYPE()
customs tariff tariff number is applicable in
number terms of content and structure

CAP005 use of customs indicates what the tariff number ENUM_CODE_TYPE()
tariff number is for (for example, import or
export)
customs tariff nomenclature of goods in
CAP006 STRING_TYPE
number accordance with a regulation
relating to customs tariff and
statistical purposes for
application to a specific country
and/or region. The structure of
the customs tariff number is
defined by the type otherwise
indicated
CAP008 customs tariff nomenclature of goods INT_TYPE
number (TARIC) according to the current
regulation including the tariff
and statistical nomenclature
and the common Customs
Tariff in the European
Community. The structure of
the number defines in the 1.-6.
place the HS code of the WCO,
in the 7.-8. the combined
nomenclature of the European
Community, in the 9.-10. the
TARIC Code (Integrated Tariff
of the European Communities)
and in the 11th place a code
for national purposes
Value
PropertyID Preferred name Definition Source Unit Data type
format
CAP007 HS-Code of the internationally applied 4 to 6- INT_TYPE
WCO digit coding of classes of goods
as defined by the Harmonized
System (HS) of the World
Customs Organization (WCO)
Product-specific properties are intended to be published in separate parts of the IEC 63237
series.
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Annex A
(informative)
General principles of data exchange
A.1 General
Exchange of information amongst different partners and actors (e.g. business partners,
machines), which is creating value.
A.2 Partners and actors
Information and data are generally aggregated by manufacturers of household appliances. It is
provided to business partners, for example, retailers. Information is also provided to consumers
directly by manufacturers or by retailers. Data is requested by regulations and other actors also
in order to guarantee smooth running of regulations, agreements, common projects and
programs, etc.
A.3 Databases
Data exchange is provided by databases, which are interconnected to each other. Databases
implement a data architecture. Information and data should be available in a correct format.
A.4 Data mismatch and conflicts
According to the request, information and data shall be provided in a defined format. If actors
are using different systems, the actor receiving the information and data will not be in a position
to understand the information and data.
Figure A.1 shows data exchange from database A to database B. If there is no alignment of
characteristics or properties, database B will not be in a position to automatically understand
what has been transferred. As an example "NominalVoltage" is transferred from database A to
database B. However, database B does not understand what is meant with by this, because no
correspondence is integrated there. "RatedVoltage" would be the correct property of
database B.
Figure A.1 – Conflicts due to non-existing standards

A.5 Harmonization and mapping
Harmonization of characteristics and properties should be the priority. It could result in a unique
characteristic, i.e. "NominalVoltage" or "RatedVoltage". It could also result in a new unique
characteristic, like "SupplyVoltage".
However, this would be not sufficient as a databases C, D, etc. need a solution, as they do not
include characteristics defined by the owners of databases A and B.
Mapping of properties and characteristics solves this problem: mapping is a hidden "translation"
procedure. At database A, the name of a property or a characteristic is assigned to an intrinsic
name, which is to be transferred to database B. This intrinsic name will be translated at
database B into the appropriate name. Figure A.2 shows an example. At database A, the
characteristic "NominalVoltage" is selected. This name is transferred as "SupplyVoltage" to
database B. Database B interprets this as "RatedVoltage", in accordance with its structure.

Figure A.2 – Translation of properties and characteristics
As there exist different standards within the household appliances sector, the mapping
procedure will be hindered if database A is using mapping in accordance with Standard 1 and
database C is using a different mapping in accordance with Standard 2. The conditions for a
mapping procedure are developed in so far that both Standard 1 and Standard 2 have been
harmonized and even adopted their content in the field of household appliances. As shown in
Figure A.3, this enables a data transmission between two databases, even if they are using
different standards.
Figure A.3 – Harmonization of standards enables using different standards for mapping

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Figure A.4 shows the data transmission within a business environment. Thanks to harmonized
standards and the mapping procedure, various and unlimited numbers of participants can
communicate with each other.
Figure A.4 – Harmonization of standards enables data transmission
within the business environment

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