In order to make full and reasonable use of forest resources to develop birch core plywood production and make the best use of wood, China's newly formulated national standard (draft for approval) divides birch core plywood into birch core plywood for coating (for Surfaces need to be coated with transparent coatings for furniture, sewing machine tables and various electrical enclosures and other products), birch core plywood for decoration (used as a decoration material for construction, furniture, vehicles and ships), generally birch core plywood (suitable for packaging, (Padding and other uses) and thin wood decorative birch core plywood (used as advanced decorative materials for construction, furniture, vehicles, ships, etc.), birch core plywood types are further divided into:

(1) Class I (NQF)-weather resistant, boiling water resistant birch core plywood. Such Birch core plywood has the properties of durability, resistance to boiling or steam treatment, and can be used outdoors.

(2) Class II (Ns)-water resistant birch core plywood.

It can withstand cold water or short-term hot water immersion, but is not resistant to boiling.

(3) Class III (Nc)-non-moisture resistant birch core plywood.