UNSPSC 12361504: Hydroiodic acid

A mixture derived from Hydrogen iodide HI which usually contains 48% - 57% HI by mass. Currently listed as an illicit drug by the US Government owing to its usefulness as a reducing agent. Reduction with HI and red phosphorus has become the most popular method to produce methamphetamine in the United States.

UNSPSC 12361504 Hydroiodic acid is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it. The code nominally describes a chemical compound used in industrial and pharmaceutical synthesis, but the nine recent opportunities posted between June and October 2026 procure pharmaceutical supplies, emergency medical services items, naloxone, opioid settlement consulting, pharmacy benefit management services, and wastewater treatment equipment—none of which are hydroiodic acid or its derivatives. The mismatch reflects a classification error in the source data rather than active purchasing demand for the chemical itself under this code.

State and local procurement activity under this UNSPSC code shows no relevant recent opportunities. Buyers across multiple jurisdictions—including the City of Detroit, City of Tucson Fire Department, Williamson County Texas, Seminole County Florida, City of Orem Utah, University of Georgia, Forsyth County Georgia, City of Rio Rancho, and Inland Empire Health Plan—have posted solicitations that are incorrectly tagged with this commodity code. The geographic spread spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Utah, Arizona, and California, but the work actually being solicited bears no relation to hydroiodic acid procurement. Firms evaluating this code for business development purposes should treat it as inactive for state and local purposes and verify the correct UNSPSC classification for the specific pharmaceutical, medical supply, or chemical product they intend to pursue.