UNSPSC 42182110: Stethoscope ear tips

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is the ear tip portion of a stethoscope used in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42182110 Stethoscope ear tips is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure stethoscope ear tips and related diagnostic equipment components primarily through medical and first-aid supply contracts awarded to fire departments, emergency services, and health agencies. Recent opportunities show the code appearing within broader medical procurement initiatives — most directly in the City of Tampa's March 2026 invitation to bid for medical and first aid supplies serving the Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division (169 line items of medical consumables and respiratory equipment), and tangentially in Hillsborough County's April 2026 sole-source procurement for Technicuff blood pressure cuffs and hoses compatible with Stryker monitor/defibrillators used by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. The issuing bodies include city fire departments and county emergency services agencies, often procuring as part of annual or multi-year medical supply agreements rather than standalone component purchases. Stethoscope ear tips themselves are low-dollar consumables typically bundled with broader respiratory, cardiac monitoring, and first-aid line-item solicitations rather than solicited independently.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida, where Tampa and Hillsborough County posted medical and emergency-services procurement notices in March and April 2026. The City of Tampa's bid (26P00145), due March 13, 2026, was designated a sheltered market opportunity for certified Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount capped at $10,000 and an estimated contract value of $700,000 for one year with two optional one-year renewals; the solicitation required delivery within five working days and expiration dates not less than nine months from City acceptance. No recent opportunities show stethoscope ear tips as a standalone line item or primary procurement focus across state or local jurisdictions — activity under the code appears incidental to larger medical supply frameworks, and the code's relevance in procurement data may reflect downstream classification of bundled medical consumables rather than direct demand signals for the commodity itself.