UNSPSC 42151803: Dental amalgam capsules

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that contains in a capsule containing amalgam used to fill caries in a dental setting. US FDA regulates Dental amalgam capsules under 21 CFR 872.3110 and under FDA product code DZS. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151803 Dental amalgam capsules, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recently posted opportunities tagged to this code—a career technical education RFP from Klein Independent School District in Texas, a sole-source scanner acquisition from Valencia College in Florida, and a dental prosthesis services RFP from San Mateo Medical Center in California—involve instructional resources, imaging equipment, and prosthesis fabrication, respectively, rather than dental amalgam supplies. The Klein ISD solicitation (RFP #26-101, due June 5, 2026) seeks instructional materials and equipment across 17 CTE program areas and advanced academics; the Valencia College notice (posted April 13, 2026, with a due date of November 27, 2025, indicating a backdated or archived record) pursues iTero Lumina digital scanners for $143,196.00; and the San Mateo Medical Center RFP (due March 6, 2026) requests fixed and removable prosthesis fabrication services on a per-case fee basis. None of these opportunities explicitly mention dental amalgam capsules or restorative materials in their scope.

Geographic activity under this code appears sparse and scattered across California, Florida, and Texas based on these three records, with no pattern of repeat buyers or concentrated procurement volume. The issuing bodies span an independent school district, a public college, and a county hospital system—three unrelated institution types with no shared procurement signals. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests that either the code has been misapplied to these opportunities or that state and local procurement activity in dental amalgam capsules is not currently represented in posted solicitations. Firms pursuing this code should verify whether recent activity reflects genuine demand for amalgam supplies or tagging errors in source systems before committing business development resources.