UNSPSC 42183401: Anterior cameras

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an apparatus for photographing the anterior segment and retina of the eye through the use of a camera in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 852880.

UNSPSC 42183401 Anterior cameras, a Commodity code, shows limited alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The three recent opportunities tagged to this code involve precision high-voltage test equipment modules, laboratory spectrophotometers, and a broad cooperative law enforcement equipment procurement — none of which are anterior cameras or related imaging equipment. The Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB 26046JG seeks a single OMICRON CP TD12 Testing Module for high-voltage capacitance and power/dissipation factor measurement, compatible with its existing OMICRON CPC100 test system. The City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00372 requests quotes for a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer as a direct replacement for an existing DR3900 unit at its McKay Bay Waste to Energy facility. The Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP 061626 establishes a contracting vehicle for law enforcement equipment across participating public entities in Washington state and beyond. These procurement streams do not reflect anterior camera purchases or imaging-equipment procurement as currently understood in state and local contracting.

The code shows recent activity across Florida (Kissimmee and Tampa), Washington state (through Sourcewell's multi-jurisdictional cooperative), and Minnesota (Sourcewell as the contracting entity). The issuing bodies span municipal utilities, city solid waste departments, and a state service cooperative. However, the substantive mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual goods solicited suggests that this code has been applied inconsistently or incorrectly in these instances and does not reliably indicate anterior camera purchasing activity in state and local government procurement. Business development professionals evaluating the code should verify whether it is the appropriate classification for their product or service offerings before pursuing these opportunities.