UNSPSC 42182401: Audiometers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device used for evaluating hearing acuity in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Audiometers under 21 CFR 874.1050 and under FDA product code EWO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42182401 Audiometers is a Commodity code. Recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with audiometer procurement; instead, issuing bodies are soliciting occupational medical surveillance services, special education supplies, and audio-visual systems for municipal chambers. The Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP20260825 solicits occupational medical surveillance including baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, with examinations to be performed by or under supervision of a licensed physician board-certified in occupational medicine. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's SPE2628 is a multi-vendor catalog discount bid for special education and supplies with an estimated two-year expenditure of $2,713,541 serving member organizations across the cooperative's footprint. The City of St. Marys, Georgia's PE66960NONST2027000000057 solicits audio-visual services including design, installation, and technical support for a new Council Chamber and Municipal Court room. None of these opportunities explicitly involve audiometer procurement or hearing-assessment equipment.

The code shows limited recent activity directly tied to audiometer sales or services to state and local buyers. Geographic spread is scattered across Washington, Texas, and Georgia based on the posted opportunities, with no concentration in any single jurisdiction or region. The Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) is the only opportunity with clear occupational-health framing that might tangentially relate to hearing assessment, though the solicitation emphasizes comprehensive occupational medicine and regulatory compliance rather than audiometric testing specifically. Prospective vendors should verify whether audiometer procurement appears under alternative UNSPSC codes within state and local procurement systems, as the current code's recent posting history does not reflect typical equipment or service sales.