UNSPSC 42144201: Acupuncture needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject or extract substances or fluids associated with a procedure. US FDA regulates Acupuncture needles under 21 CFR 880.5580 and under FDA product code MQX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42144201 Acupuncture needles is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not align with acupuncture needles: Marion County, Oregon solicited laboratory testing and phlebotomy services; Minnesota MMCAP sought full-line medical supply distributors covering gloves, wound care, and specimen collection supplies; Sourcewell issued an RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions; Brevard County Purchasing procured histology laboratory services for postmortem tissue analysis; and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio sought spinal implants and surgical supplies. None of these opportunities involve acupuncture needles or their procurement by state and local agencies. The code appears to represent a narrow clinical consumable that state and local governments may source through broader medical supply contracts or cooperative purchasing frameworks, but does not generate standalone solicitations in current procurement channels.

The geographic spread of the misaligned opportunities spans Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, Florida, and Texas, reflecting the cooperative purchasing model used by Minnesota MMCAP and Sourcewell rather than concentrated local procurement. The issuing bodies range from county purchasing offices (Marion County, Brevard County) to state-affiliated cooperative purchasing units (MMCAP under Minnesota Department of Administration; Sourcewell as a Minnesota local government unit) to a university health system (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio). The lack of direct acupuncture-needle procurement signals that this Commodity code may not be the relevant entry point for business development in state and local markets; acupuncture needles are more likely tagged under broader medical supply families or sourced through existing vendor relationships established via full-line distribution contracts.