UNSPSC 42142525: Irrigation needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in irrigation procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Irrigation needles under 21 CFR 878.42 and under FDA product code GCB. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142525 Irrigation needles, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes hypodermic irrigation needles and related injection devices, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code consist primarily of broader medical supply solicitations, irrigation equipment and landscape materials purchasing, and law enforcement equipment procurement that bear no direct connection to irrigation needles. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017603 for medical supplies to the Abilene State Supported Living Center (due July 30, 2026) includes gastrostomy feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, catheters, and related clinical consumables—none of which are irrigation needles. Similarly, the City of Richardson's ITB 57-26 for traveling sprinkler irrigation systems and the County of Orange's solicitation for irrigation materials and landscape supplies address large-scale turf and grounds irrigation infrastructure, not medical irrigation devices. Marion County, Florida's procurement notice 09SS-103 seeks Vidacare EZ-IO intraosseous infusion systems for emergency medical services, which are rapid-access vascular devices unrelated to irrigation needles.

No state or local procurement opportunities in the recent record actually solicit irrigation needles as a product line or component. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work being bought under this classification suggests either inconsistent coding by issuing bodies or that the code sees little genuine market activity in state and local procurement. A business development professional should confirm whether this code has legitimate demand signal in their target markets before allocating resources to pursue opportunities tagged under it.