UNSPSC 42281802: Sterilization labels

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as labels associated with the sterilization process in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Sterilization labels under 21 CFR 880.28 and under FDA product code LR. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 482110.

UNSPSC 42281802 Sterilization labels is a Commodity code that in recent state and local practice encompasses printed file folders and adhesive labels for records management and law enforcement filing systems. State and local governments solicit these items through county procurement offices and cooperative purchasing vehicles for routine office supplies and evidence-handling operations. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner, for example, solicited custom-printed reinforced end-tab file folders, expandable folders in multiple sizes, and color-coded year labels and numeric labels in an IFB issued June 25, 2026, requiring delivery to two locations including the county's coroner and crime lab divisions. The code sees activity from county sheriffs' offices and other law enforcement agencies that maintain files and evidence logs requiring durable, labeled storage solutions.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in California and Washington state. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner IFB (#0603015801-MB) due March 26, 2026 specified annual volumes including 15,000 custom-printed folders and 24 rolls of year labels with firm fixed pricing per line item and a three-year contract term plus two optional renewal years. The same code also tagged Sourcewell's RFP #061626 Law Enforcement Equipment posted May 12, 2026 for response by June 16, 2026, a cooperative purchasing vehicle on behalf of Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington and other public entities nationwide, though that solicitation's scope spans broader law enforcement equipment beyond labels and folders. The County of Orange opportunity includes a five percent local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise price preference capped at $100,000 and requires cooperative purchasing rebates of two percent on subordinate contract sales.