UNSPSC 42183079: Ophthalmic specular microscopes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device that in which the image of a slit aperture of an illumination optical system is formed at an endothelial cell layer of an eye to be examined and including a light intercepting plate having a main aperture and additional apertures adjacent said main aperture so that an image of the endothelial cell layer is formed at said main aperture and a reflection light reflected by a corneal surface of the eye is transmitted through said additional apertures of said light intercepting plate in a medical setting.

Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 903180.

UNSPSC 42183079 Ophthalmic specular microscopes is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrower range of laboratory and analytical equipment than its nominal scope suggests. Recent state and local solicitations show the code is being applied to spectrophotometers and related analytical instruments used in environmental and industrial testing, not ophthalmic devices. The City of Tampa's June 2026 RFQ for a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer replacement unit at the McKay Bay Waste to Energy facility exemplifies the actual procurement pattern — the solicitation calls for direct replacement of an existing analytical instrument with firm pricing, FOB Destination delivery, and standard municipal compliance requirements including proof of insurance, E-Verify employment verification, and compliance with local ethics and public records law. Issuing bodies under this code span municipal environmental and solid waste departments; the recent activity block shows no school districts, counties, or state-level procurement offices using it, and repeat buyers are not evident from the limited recent record.

Activity under UNSPSC 42183079 is geographically sparse and does not support a clear regional concentration. The single substantive recent opportunity is the City of Tampa RFQ 26P00372, due June 12, 2026, for the spectrophotometer replacement. Two other opportunities in the source block — Sourcewell RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment (covering Washington, Minnesota, and multi-state jurisdictions) and Klein ISD RFP 26-101 for career technical education resources (Harris County, Texas) — were tagged under this code but are plainly unrelated to ophthalmic microscopes or spectrophotometry and do not reflect actual buying under the commodity code's scope. The mismatch suggests inconsistent code assignment by issuing bodies. No recent opportunities show substantial dollar values, multi-award structures, or evidence of active market concentration under the code's intended commodity scope.