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Sample IP Rating

IP

Ingress

First Digit: Solids

Second Digit: Liquids

Protection

Protection

Protection

Ingress Protection (IP) and what it means

The IP Code (or International Protection Rating, sometimes also interpreted as
Ingress Protection Rating*) consists of the letters IP followed by two digits and an
optional letter. As de ned in international standard IEC 60529, it classi es the degrees
of protection provided against the intrusion of solid objects (including body parts like
hands and ngers), dust, accidental contact, and water in electrical enclosures. The
standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing
terms such as waterproof.
The digits (characteristic numerals) indicate conformity with the conditions
summarized in the tables below. For example, an electrical socket rated IP22 is
protected against insertion of ngers and will not be damaged or become unsafe
during a speci ed test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly vertically dripping
water. IP22 or 2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of electrical
accessories for indoor use.

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*Explanation of the letters IP is given in IEC 60529 (Ed. 2.1), clause 4.1

First Digit: Solids

The rst digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against
access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of
solid foreign objects.
Object size
Level

protected

E ective against

against
0

Not protected

No protection against contact and ingress of

objects

>50mm

Any large surface of the body, such as the

back of the hand, but no protection against
deliberate contact with a body part.

>12.5mm

Fingers or similar objects.

>2.5mm

Tools, thick wires, etc.

>1mm

Most wires, screws, etc.

Dust

Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but

Protected

it must not enter in su cient quantity to

interfere with the satisfactory operation of
the equipment; complete protection against
contact.

Dust Tight

No ingress of dust; complete protection

against contact.

Second Digit: Liquids

Protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against harmful ingress of water.
Object size
Level

protected

E ective against

against

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Object size
Level

protected

E ective against

against
0

Not

protected
1

Dripping

Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall

water

have no harmfull e ect.

Dripping

Vertically dripping water shall have no

water when

harmful e ect when the enclosure is tilted at

tilted up to

an angle up to 15 from its normal position.

15
3

Spraying

Water falling as a spray at any angle up to

water

60 from the vertical shall have no harmful

e ect.

Splashing

Water splashing against the enclosure from

water

any direction shall have no harmful e ect.

Water jets

Water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against

enclosure from any direction shall have no
harmful e ects.

Powerful

Water projected in powerful jets (12.5mm

water jets

nozzle) against the enclosure from any

direction shall have no harmful e ects.

Immersion

Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not

up to 1m

be possible when the enclosure is immersed

in water under de ned conditions of
pressure and time (up to 1 m of
submersion).

Immersion

The equipment is suitable for continuous

beyond 1m

immersion in water under conditions which

shall be speci ed by the manufacturer.
Normally, this will mean that the equipment
is hermetically sealed. However, with certain
types of equipment, it can mean that water
can enter but only in such a manner that it
produces no harmful e ects.

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IP Rating Reference Chart

Below is an easy to follow reference chart to help you decide which IP rating you need
or have.
IP
Number
IP00

First Digit - SOLIDS

Not protected from

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Not protected from liquids.

solids.
IP01

IP02

Not protected from

Protected from

solids.

condensation.

Not protected from

Protected from water spray

solids.

less than 15 degrees from

vertical.

IP03

Not protected from

Protected from water spray

solids.

less than 60 degrees from

vertical.

IP04

IP05

Not protected from

Protected from water spray

solids.

from any direction.

Not protected from

Protected from low

solids.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP06

Not protected from

Protected from high

solids.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP07

Not protected from

Protected from immersion

solids.

between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.

IP08

Not protected from

Protected from long term

solids.

immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.

IP10

Protected from touch by

Not protected from liquids.

hands greater than 50

millimeters.

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IP
Number
IP11

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from touch by

Protected from

hands greater than 50

condensation.

millimeters.
IP12

IP13

IP14

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

hands greater than 50

less than 15 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

hands greater than 50

less than 60 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

hands greater than 50

from any direction.

millimeters.
IP15

IP16

IP17

IP18

IP20

Protected from touch by

Protected from low

hands greater than 50

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from touch by

Protected from high

hands greater than 50

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from touch by

Protected from immersion

hands greater than 50

between 15 centimeters

millimeters.

and 1 meter in depth.

Protected from touch by

Protected from long term

hands greater than 50

immersion up to a speci ed

millimeters.

pressure.

Protected from touch by

Not protected from liquids.

ngers and objects

greater than 12
millimeters.
IP21

Protected from touch by

Protected from

ngers and objects

condensation.

greater than 12
millimeters.

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IP
Number
IP22

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

ngers and objects

less than 15 degrees from

greater than 12

vertical.

millimeters.
IP23

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

ngers and objects

less than 60 degrees from

greater than 12

vertical.

millimeters.
IP24

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

ngers and objects

from any direction.

greater than 12
millimeters.
IP25

Protected from touch by

Protected from low

ngers and objects

pressure water jets from

greater than 12

any direction.

millimeters.
IP26

Protected from touch by

Protected from high

ngers and objects

pressure water jets from

greater than 12

any direction.

millimeters.
IP27

Protected from touch by

Protected from immersion

ngers and objects

between 15 centimeters

greater than 12

and 1 meter in depth.

millimeters.
IP28

Protected from touch by

Protected from long term

ngers and objects

immersion up to a speci ed

greater than 12

pressure.

millimeters.
IP30

Protected from tools and

Not protected from liquids.

wires greater than 2.5

millimeters.
IP31

Protected from tools and

Protected from

wires greater than 2.5

condensation.

millimeters.

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IP
Number
IP32

IP33

IP34

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

wires greater than 2.5

less than 15 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

wires greater than 2.5

less than 60 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

wires greater than 2.5

from any direction.

millimeters.
IP35

IP36

IP37

IP38

IP40

Protected from tools and

Protected from low

wires greater than 2.5

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from high

wires greater than 2.5

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from immersion

wires greater than 2.5

between 15 centimeters

millimeters.

and 1 meter in depth.

Protected from tools and

Protected from long term

wires greater than 2.5

immersion up to a speci ed

millimeters.

pressure.

Protected from tools and

Not protected from liquids.

small wires greater than 1

millimeter.
IP41

Protected from tools and

Protected from

small wires greater than 1

condensation.

millimeter.
IP42

IP43

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

small wires greater than 1

less than 15 degrees from

millimeter.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

small wires greater than 1

less than 60 degrees from

millimeter.

vertical.

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IP
Number
IP44

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

small wires greater than 1

from any direction.

millimeter.
IP45

IP46

IP47

IP48

IP50

Protected from tools and

Protected from low

small wires greater than 1

pressure water jets from

millimeter.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from high

small wires greater than 1

pressure water jets from

millimeter.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from immersion

small wires greater than 1

between 15 centimeters

millimeter.

and 1 meter in depth.

Protected from tools and

Protected from long term

small wires greater than 1

immersion up to a speci ed

millimeter.

pressure.

Protected from limited

Not protected from liquids.

dust ingress.
IP51

IP52

Protected from limited

Protected from

dust ingress.

condensation.

Protected from limited

Protected from water spray

dust ingress.

less than 15 degrees from

vertical.

IP53

Protected from limited

Protected from water spray

dust ingress.

less than 60 degrees from

vertical.

IP54

IP55

Protected from limited

Protected from water spray

dust ingress.

from any direction.

Protected from limited

Protected from low

dust ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP56

Protected from limited

Protected from high

dust ingress.

pressure water jets from

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IP
Number

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

any direction.

IP57

Protected from limited

Protected from immersion

dust ingress.

between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.

IP58

Protected from limited

Protected from long term

dust ingress.

immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.

IP60

Protected from total dust

Not protected from liquids.

ingress.
IP61

IP62

Protected from total dust

Protected from

ingress.

condensation.

Protected from total dust

Protected from water spray

ingress.

less than 15 degrees from

vertical.

IP63

Protected from total dust

Protected from water spray

ingress.

less than 60 degrees from

vertical.

IP64

IP65

Protected from total dust

Protected from water spray

ingress.

from any direction.

Protected from total dust

Protected from low

ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP66

Protected from total dust

Protected from high

ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP67

Protected from total dust

Protected from immersion

ingress.

between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.

IP68

Protected from total dust

Protected from long term

ingress.

immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.

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IP
Number
IP69K

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from total dust

Protected from steam-jet

ingress.

cleaning.

References
1. IEC 60529, degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Codes), Ed. 2.1 (Geneva:
International Electrotechnical Commision, 2011)
2. IEC 60529 (Ed. 2.1), clause 4.1.

IP
Number
IP00

First Digit - SOLIDS

Not protected from

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Not protected from liquids.

solids.
IP01

IP02

Not protected from

Protected from

solids.

condensation.

Not protected from

Protected from water spray

solids.

less than 15 degrees from

vertical.

IP03

Not protected from

Protected from water spray

solids.

less than 60 degrees from

vertical.

IP04

IP05

Not protected from

Protected from water spray

solids.

from any direction.

Not protected from

Protected from low

solids.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP06

Not protected from

Protected from high

solids.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP07

Not protected from

Protected from immersion

solids.

between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.

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IP
Number
IP08

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Not protected from

Protected from long term

solids.

immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.

IP10

Protected from touch by

Not protected from liquids.

hands greater than 50

millimeters.
IP11

Protected from touch by

Protected from

hands greater than 50

condensation.

millimeters.
IP12

IP13

IP14

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

hands greater than 50

less than 15 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

hands greater than 50

less than 60 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

hands greater than 50

from any direction.

millimeters.
IP15

IP16

IP17

IP18

IP20

Protected from touch by

Protected from low

hands greater than 50

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from touch by

Protected from high

hands greater than 50

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from touch by

Protected from immersion

hands greater than 50

between 15 centimeters

millimeters.

and 1 meter in depth.

Protected from touch by

Protected from long term

hands greater than 50

immersion up to a speci ed

millimeters.

pressure.

Protected from touch by

Not protected from liquids.

ngers and objects

greater than 12

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IP
Number

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

millimeters.
IP21

Protected from touch by

Protected from

ngers and objects

condensation.

greater than 12
millimeters.
IP22

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

ngers and objects

less than 15 degrees from

greater than 12

vertical.

millimeters.
IP23

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

ngers and objects

less than 60 degrees from

greater than 12

vertical.

millimeters.
IP24

Protected from touch by

Protected from water spray

ngers and objects

from any direction.

greater than 12
millimeters.
IP25

Protected from touch by

Protected from low

ngers and objects

pressure water jets from

greater than 12

any direction.

millimeters.
IP26

Protected from touch by

Protected from high

ngers and objects

pressure water jets from

greater than 12

any direction.

millimeters.
IP27

Protected from touch by

Protected from immersion

ngers and objects

between 15 centimeters

greater than 12

and 1 meter in depth.

millimeters.
IP28

Protected from touch by

Protected from long term

ngers and objects

immersion up to a speci ed

greater than 12

pressure.

millimeters.

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IP
Number
IP30

First Digit - SOLIDS

Protected from tools and

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Not protected from liquids.

wires greater than 2.5

millimeters.
IP31

Protected from tools and

Protected from

wires greater than 2.5

condensation.

millimeters.
IP32

IP33

IP34

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

wires greater than 2.5

less than 15 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

wires greater than 2.5

less than 60 degrees from

millimeters.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

wires greater than 2.5

from any direction.

millimeters.
IP35

IP36

IP37

IP38

IP40

Protected from tools and

Protected from low

wires greater than 2.5

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from high

wires greater than 2.5

pressure water jets from

millimeters.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from immersion

wires greater than 2.5

between 15 centimeters

millimeters.

and 1 meter in depth.

Protected from tools and

Protected from long term

wires greater than 2.5

immersion up to a speci ed

millimeters.

pressure.

Protected from tools and

Not protected from liquids.

small wires greater than 1

millimeter.
IP41

Protected from tools and

Protected from

small wires greater than 1

condensation.

millimeter.

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IP
Number
IP42

IP43

IP44

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

small wires greater than 1

less than 15 degrees from

millimeter.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

small wires greater than 1

less than 60 degrees from

millimeter.

vertical.

Protected from tools and

Protected from water spray

small wires greater than 1

from any direction.

millimeter.
IP45

IP46

IP47

IP48

IP50

Protected from tools and

Protected from low

small wires greater than 1

pressure water jets from

millimeter.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from high

small wires greater than 1

pressure water jets from

millimeter.

any direction.

Protected from tools and

Protected from immersion

small wires greater than 1

between 15 centimeters

millimeter.

and 1 meter in depth.

Protected from tools and

Protected from long term

small wires greater than 1

immersion up to a speci ed

millimeter.

pressure.

Protected from limited

Not protected from liquids.

dust ingress.
IP51

IP52

Protected from limited

Protected from

dust ingress.

condensation.

Protected from limited

Protected from water spray

dust ingress.

less than 15 degrees from

vertical.

IP53

Protected from limited

Protected from water spray

dust ingress.

less than 60 degrees from

vertical.

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IP
Number
IP54

IP55

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from limited

Protected from water spray

dust ingress.

from any direction.

Protected from limited

Protected from low

dust ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP56

Protected from limited

Protected from high

dust ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP57

Protected from limited

Protected from immersion

dust ingress.

between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.

IP58

Protected from limited

Protected from long term

dust ingress.

immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.

IP60

Protected from total dust

Not protected from liquids.

ingress.
IP61

IP62

Protected from total dust

Protected from

ingress.

condensation.

Protected from total dust

Protected from water spray

ingress.

less than 15 degrees from

vertical.

IP63

Protected from total dust

Protected from water spray

ingress.

less than 60 degrees from

vertical.

IP64

IP65

Protected from total dust

Protected from water spray

ingress.

from any direction.

Protected from total dust

Protected from low

ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

IP66

Protected from total dust

Protected from high

ingress.

pressure water jets from

any direction.

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IP
Number
IP67

First Digit - SOLIDS

Second Digit - LIQUIDS

Protected from total dust

Protected from immersion

ingress.

between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.

IP68

Protected from total dust

Protected from long term

ingress.

immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.

IP69K

Protected from total dust

Protected from steam-jet

ingress.

cleaning.

REFERENCES
1. IEC 60529, degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Codes), Ed. 2.1
(Geneva: International Electrotechnical Commision, 2011)
2. IEC 60529 (Ed. 2.1), clause 4.1.

For more information on IP Rating please consider the following

links:
IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC Standards
NEMA Enclosure Ratings
Wikipedia Article IP Code

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