Coverage of JIS

JIS covers industrial and mineral products, data, services and management systems under the Industrial Standardization Act.

The, letter symbol indicates the technical area (JIS Division : see the explanation in Figure bellow)

Figure. JIS Symbol and Classification (Coverage items)

Letter Symbol	Division
A	Civil Engineering and Architecture
B	Mechanical Engineering
C	Electronic and Electrical Engineering
D	Automotive Engineering
E	Railway Engineering
F	Shipbuilding
G	Ferrous Materials and Metallurgy
H	Nonferrous Materials and Metallurgy
K	Chemical Engineering
L	Textile Engineering
M	Mining
P	Pulp and Paper
Q	Management System
R	Ceramics
S	Domestic Wares
T	Medical Equipment and Safety Appliances
W	Aircraft and Aviation
X	Information Processing
Y	Service
Z	Miscellaneous