UNSPSC 42281536: Sterilization filters for sterilization cases

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as filters for storage containers associated with the sterilization process in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 841920.

UNSPSC 42281536 Sterilization filters for sterilization cases, a Commodity-tier code, addresses specialized filtration components used in medical and laboratory sterilization equipment — specifically filter media designed for sterilization cases and autoclave systems. State and local governments procure these items primarily through public health departments, hospital systems, correctional facilities, and law enforcement agencies that maintain sterilization equipment for instruments and protective gear. The work is straightforward product procurement rather than service delivery; buyers source replacement and consumable filters to maintain compliance with sterilization protocols and equipment manufacturer specifications.

A single recent cooperative opportunity anchors the visible activity: Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, to establish a law enforcement equipment contracting solution available to participating entities across Washington State (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties) and other jurisdictions nationwide (response due June 16, 2026). The RFP's scope—law enforcement equipment broadly construed—creates a mismatch with the code's nominal category of sterilization filters; the tagging appears incidental to a larger cooperative purchasing vehicle rather than a focused sterilization-filter solicitation. No other recent state or local RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or IFBs targeting sterilization filters appear in the opportunities block, indicating minimal visible procurement activity under this code at the state and local level. Geographic spread, issuing-body concentration, and representative recent opportunities tied directly to sterilization filtration cannot be characterized from the available record.