UNSPSC 42161908: Therapeutic apheresis machine centrifuge tubes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a centrifuge tube for therapeutic apheresis machine. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42161908 Therapeutic apheresis machine centrifuge tubes (Commodity) shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope; state and local governments soliciting under this code are instead procuring medical imaging, surgical power, laser equipment, ventilator maintenance, law enforcement gear, and emergency infusion systems—none of which relate to apheresis or centrifugation. The recent opportunities block contains six postings across Florida (Valencia College, Marion County, Hillsborough County), California (San Mateo County), and a cooperative vehicle administered by Minnesota (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington counties), but none of these solicitations target therapeutic apheresis machine centrifuge tubes or the clinical equipment category this code nominally covers. Issuing bodies range from community colleges and county hospital systems to county commissioners' offices and state-administered cooperative purchasing consortia, reflecting the typical fragmentation of state and local procurement, but the code appears to have no active corresponding opportunities in the current market.

The mismatch between the code's defined scope and the recent opportunities tagged to it suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or genuine absence of therapeutic apheresis procurement activity during this period. Representative recent solicitations—Valencia College's purchase of a Philips Affiniti 70 Ultrasound System (sole source, $96,093.00, November 2025), San Mateo County's RFP for surgical power equipment (five-year contract, May 2026), and Hillsborough County's ITB for Vyaire LTV 1200 ventilator maintenance ($140,225 over three years, June 2026)—bear no relationship to the centrifuge tube commodity. Absent evidence of actual procurement demand for therapeutic apheresis equipment under this code, pursuit is not recommended unless the business development professional can verify that the tagging is incorrect or that relevant opportunities exist in state and local systems not reflected in this source.