UNSPSC 42152718: Orthodontic archwires

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a band driver, pusher or setter used during an orthodontic dental procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42152718 Orthodontic archwires, Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity identified under this code. The single recent opportunity posted under this code involves Valencia College's School of Allied Health purchasing iTero Lumina Scanners—intraoral 3D imaging devices for dental and orthodontic applications—rather than orthodontic archwires themselves. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source database or that the code designation does not reflect current procurement practice for the product category. State and local procurement offices appear to use broader equipment and instrumentation codes when sourcing digital diagnostic technology for dental educational and clinical programs, or Valencia College's purchasing system assigned this opportunity to an incorrect commodity classification.

The single identified solicitation is a sole source procurement by Valencia College (a Florida higher education institution) posted April 13, 2026, for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc., with a total acquisition cost of $143,196.00 and a response deadline of November 27, 2025. The procurement was conducted under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057. Because the code shows no recent activity in orthodontic archwires proper—the nominal scope of UNSPSC 42152718—this Commodity code warrants close monitoring to determine whether activity levels reflect limited state and local demand for archwire procurement or whether opportunities are being tagged to other codes in practice.