UNSPSC 42293522: Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances

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

UNSPSC 42293522 Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. The five recent opportunities in the source include two unrelated procurements—San Mateo County's laser equipment and surgical power solicitations and a Sourcewell cooperative law enforcement equipment RFP—and three furniture bidding processes from the State of California for outpatient buildings. None of these solicitations target suction or vacuum appliances. The San Mateo County opportunities (RFP 666002526250 for laser equipment and surgical techs, and RFP 666002526249 for surgical power equipment with a five-year contract term, due dates May 28, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively) and the California State outpatient furniture bids (RFB-IS-27200071, RFB-IS-26200986, and RFB-IS-26200984, with response dates ranging from June 4 through August 18, 2026) do not touch the medical suction or vacuum appliance product category.

The code appears to have little current market activity in state and local procurement channels tracked in this source, or opportunities tagged to it are misclassified. Without representative recent solicitations actually buying suction or vacuum equipment, the issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, and competitive landscape cannot be characterized from the available data. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify whether recent state and local suction-appliance procurements are being posted under a different UNSPSC classification or whether demand is currently dormant in the state and local sector.