UNSPSC 42292910: Suture hooks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a suture hook during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42292910 Suture hooks is a Commodity code that covers surgical suturing instruments and related hardware used in medical procedures, yet the recent state and local procurement activity under this code reflects a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited. State and local governments have not posted recent opportunities for suture hooks themselves; instead, the tagged opportunity concerns law enforcement equipment broadly — body armor, tactical gear, and related protective equipment — which falls outside the suture hooks taxonomy entirely. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement markets.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 with a response deadline of June 16, 2026 to establish a cooperative purchasing contract for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of multiple jurisdictions including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, plus numerous other public entities across the United States and Canada. The solicitation creates a framework available to governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments. Proposals must be submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal; no set-aside designations, award values, or budget information was disclosed in the available documentation. This cooperative vehicle does not appear to address suture hooks procurement, and business development professionals evaluating genuine suture hooks demand in state and local markets should treat this code category as inactive or mistagged.