UNSPSC 42142616: Blood collection syringes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product consisting of a tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream used in a blood collection procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901831.

UNSPSC 42142616 Blood collection syringes (Commodity) does not match the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this Commodity code span irrigation system upgrades, occupational medical surveillance services, irrigation control panels, travel sprinkler equipment, MRO supplies, law enforcement equipment, and emergency medical infusion devices—none of which involve blood collection syringes or phlebotomy supplies. Of the eight posted opportunities, only one—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's medical supplies bid for the Abilene State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017603, due July 30, 2026)—touches clinical medical products at all, and that solicitation covers gastrostomy tubes, IV devices, catheters, and feeding sets rather than blood collection syringes. The code shows little relevant recent activity and appears to be a classification mismatch in the underlying procurement records.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities span state health and transportation agencies, county governments, city municipalities, and regional authorities in Texas, Florida, Washington, and Minnesota, suggesting broad geographic dispersion rather than concentrated activity in any single jurisdiction or state. Without substantive blood-collection-syringe opportunities in the record, the code cannot support a reliable characterization of active buying patterns, repeat purchasers, or geographic hot spots. Business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC code assignment before pursuing work in clinical phlebotomy supplies under this designation.