UNSPSC 42261705: Postmortem animal dissection tables

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an incision clips for postmortem surgical procedures in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42261705 Postmortem animal dissection tables (Commodity) describes equipment that state and local governments purchase for medical examiner offices, coroner departments, and educational institutions conducting autopsy, mortuary, and anatomical instruction work. Recent solicitations show demand for autopsy cadaver carriers and trays, mortuary strike-team deployment equipment and trailers, virtual cadaver dissection tables for classroom use, and forensic photography supplies supporting postmortem examination. Issuing bodies include county medical examiner offices, state health and human services agencies, community colleges, and specialized forensic and occupational health programs. The code spans both capital equipment procurement (walk-in freezers, dissection tables, autopsy transport carriers) and ongoing mortuary services contracts that include equipment maintenance, storage, and personnel deployment.

Collin County Medical Examiner in Texas is actively soliciting under this code. On October 15, 2026, Collin County posted IFB 2026-430 for Mopec autopsy cadaver carriers, trays, and bariatric carriers with a response deadline of October 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., offering an approximate annual contract value of $220,000 with 60-day delivery and installation required. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of DSHS, issued multiple iterations of IFB HHS0017352 (versions 1, 2, and 3 posted July through October 2026) for mortality resources and services including four 32-foot mortuary trailers, strike-team personnel, and long-term storage within 125 miles of Waco, with historical spending of $269,485.68 referenced and contract terms from January 2027 through August 2030 with optional extensions. Rockland Community College in New York solicited bids for a virtual cadaver table (Anatomage or approved equal) on August 20, 2026. The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner posted IFB DOC827571 for forensic photography supplies and equipment due June 1, 2026. Activity concentrates in Texas, with secondary demand in Florida (Escambia County's animal welfare freezer replacement), New York, Washington State, and the District of Columbia.