UNSPSC 42182004: Dermatoscopes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device used to examine the skin at low (e.g., 10X) magnification in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 900630.

UNSPSC 42182004 Dermatoscopes is a Commodity code that state and local governments appear to be buying under broader law enforcement and medical equipment solicitations rather than as standalone procurements. Of the five recent opportunities in the source, only one — Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP on behalf of Washington counties and other jurisdictions — plausibly encompasses dermatoscopes as part of a wide law enforcement equipment scope, though the solicitation does not isolate or emphasize ophthalmic or dermatological instrumentation. The remaining opportunities address arthroscopy systems for temporomandibular joint procedures, furniture for an outpatient building, and career technical education resources — none directly related to dermatoscopy or skin examination equipment. The issuing bodies in the source span state health agencies, state and local cooperative purchasing vehicles, school districts, and counties, but the geographic concentration and actual demand signal for dermatoscopes specifically remain unclear from these records.

Recent activity shows Sourcewell (Minnesota local government unit) managing a law enforcement equipment RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) on behalf of Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington, plus thousands of other governmental entities nationwide and in Canada, though the solicitation does not itemize dermatoscopes. The State of California issued three separate arthroscopy-system RFBs in mid-April 2026 (due May 5) and one furniture RFB (due April 2), none of which address dermatological instrumentation. Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas posted an RFP for career technical education resources (due June 5, 2026) unrelated to the code. The source provides no evidence of dermatoscope-specific solicitations, standalone demand signals, or geographic concentration of procurement activity under this code in the recent period.