UNSPSC 42182112: Stethoscope earpiece tubing

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is the earpieces tubing portion of a stethoscope used in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42182112 Stethoscope earpiece tubing, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The four opportunities posted between May and October 2026 — a jail sprinkler-head replacement project in Collin County, Texas; a NASPO ValuePoint cooperative medical-supplies master agreement; and a Sourcewell law enforcement equipment RFP — do not align with procurement of stethoscope tubing or related diagnostic equipment components. The sprinkler replacement is facility maintenance construction; the medical-supplies RFPs establish framework agreements for broad commodity categories but do not isolate stethoscope components in their posted scopes; and the law enforcement equipment solicitation addresses a separate equipment family entirely. State and local procurement offices rarely issue standalone solicitations for narrowly scoped medical consumables or diagnostic components at the commodity level; such items are typically ordered through blanket purchase orders, master agreements, or existing vendor contracts established at higher UNSPSC tiers.

No representative opportunities specifically soliciting stethoscope earpiece tubing have appeared in recent postings from state departments, counties, cities, school districts, or transit authorities. Vendors pursuing work in diagnostic medical supplies should monitor broader medical-equipment master agreements and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell, which may include stethoscope tubing as subordinate line items, but should not expect standalone RFPs or IFBs for this Commodity code in the near term.