UNSPSC 42293514: Medical or surgical suction container liners

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a medical or surgical suction container liner during a medical or surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901920.

UNSPSC 42293514 Medical or surgical suction container liners is a Commodity code that spans disposable and reusable containment products used in surgical and clinical environments to collect bodily fluids and waste during medical procedures. State and local governments procure these liners as consumable supplies for hospital operating rooms, emergency departments, and outpatient surgical facilities. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations matching this code's nominal scope; the five posted opportunities reference laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, surgical power instruments, outpatient building furniture, law enforcement equipment, and phlebotomy services—none of which involve suction container liners. The code shows no relevant recent activity in the state and local procurement record reviewed.

The mismatch between the code's product category and the actual opportunities posted suggests either that suction container liners are procured through standing supply contracts or cooperative purchasing vehicles not reflected in individual RFP or RFQ notices, or that state and local purchasing offices are tagging opportunities with codes that do not align with the work being solicited. Firms evaluating this code should verify whether their target customers use cooperative purchasing or blanket supply agreements for medical consumables, as these may not surface in traditional solicitation databases.