UNSPSC 42182001: Anal or rectal exam speculas

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a tool designed to inspect the anus or rectums in humans. US FDA regulates Anal or rectal exam speculas under 21 CFR 876.4730 and under FDA product code FXF. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42182001 Anal or rectal exam speculas, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code describe law enforcement equipment, career technical education supplies, blood pressure cuffs, and general medical and first aid supplies—none of which represent anal or rectal exam speculas or related diagnostic instruments. The mismatch between the code's definition and the work actually being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices are either applying the code incorrectly to broader medical supply categories or that actual demand for anoscopes and proctoscopes as distinct line items is too sparse to generate standalone solicitations.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities span Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle serving multi-state jurisdictions), Klein Independent School District in Texas, Hillsborough County in Florida, and the City of Tampa in Florida—a geographic spread across the Midwest, South, and Southeast. However, these procurements do not represent relevant market demand for the commodity as coded. The sourcing professional evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for current business development purposes and flag the systematic mismatch with the source material for verification against state and local procurement databases or direct outreach to health care agencies and fire rescue departments that operate emergency medical services where anoscopes and sigmoidoscopes would plausibly be acquired.