UNSPSC 42143503: Nasal bleeding control devices or balloons

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is either an accessory or consumable associated with nasal irrigation devices. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42143503 Nasal bleeding control devices or balloons is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its scope. The code describes specialized medical devices for epistaxis management, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect a mismatch: they include ophthalmic instruments (Santa Clara County), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), video laryngoscopes (Collier County), educational instructional resources (Klein ISD), tonometry equipment (California), and medical and first aid supplies broadly construed (City of Tampa). None of these solicitations explicitly target nasal bleeding control devices or epistaxis balloons as a primary procurement objective. The City of Tampa's medical and first aid supplies bid for the Fire Department Rescue Division (IFB 26-P-00145, due March 13, 2026, estimated contract value $700,000) comes closest to the code's scope by including general medical consumables and airway devices, but the solicitation does not isolate or highlight epistaxis-control products as a distinct line-item category.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans California (TONO-PEN AVIA RFB), Florida (Collier County single-source and City of Tampa IFB), Washington and Minnesota (Sourcewell cooperative), and Texas (Klein ISD RFP), with issuing bodies ranging from state health agencies to counties, cities, school districts, and cooperatives. However, because the recent opportunities do not genuinely reflect procurement under this code's nominal scope, the activity data does not meaningfully characterize demand for nasal bleeding control devices or balloons in state and local government. The code shows little relevant recent activity; state and local procurement offices appear to be tagging medical device and supply solicitations under broader UNSPSC codes rather than routing epistaxis-control equipment through this Commodity classification.