UNSPSC 42271931: Mucus extractors and specimen traps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a extractor or specimen trap for mucus taken from a patient in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42271931 Mucus extractors and specimen traps is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal recent alignment with the nominal scope; the two posted opportunities do not reflect typical purchases of medical suction or specimen-collection devices. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicitation (RFP20260825) requests occupational medical surveillance services — baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for ferry workers — with no specification of mucus extractors or specimen traps as line items. The Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (061626) targets law enforcement equipment broadly, which falls entirely outside the medical device category. Neither opportunity actually solicits the suction apparatus, specimen traps, or related diagnostic collection devices the code nominally covers.

The geographic spread and issuing-body mix reflect the broader miscoding rather than genuine code activity. The Washington State Department of Transportation (ferry system) and Sourcewell (a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle serving county governments, school districts, and tribal entities across the United States and Canada) are the only recent issuers. No state or local procurement offices have posted opportunities under this code for medical suction equipment, specimen collection devices, or related consumables in the available record. The code shows little relevant recent activity at the state and local level; firms pursuing mucus extractor and specimen-trap contracts should monitor health department, hospital system, and medical-equipment cooperative purchasing channels rather than rely on this code's current posting pattern.