UNSPSC 42294917: Endoscopic insufflation needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject or extract substances or fluids associated with an endoscopic aspiration or biopsy procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42294917 Endoscopic insufflation needles is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. The five most recent solicitations include law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), career and technical education instructional resources (Klein ISD, Texas), arthroscopy surgical systems and accessories (State of California, multiple RFBs), and healthcare facility furniture (State of California). None of these procurements address endoscopic insufflation needles or related endoscopic instrumentation. The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual buying activity under this code suggests either systematic tagging error in source data or that the code is being used as a catch-all for medical device and equipment categories that do not fit more precisely defined Commodity codes.

The issuing bodies in the available records span state health agencies (California), school districts (Klein ISD in Harris County, Texas), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional public entities (Sourcewell on behalf of participating county and municipal governments in Washington state and beyond). Geographic activity is concentrated in California and Texas, with the Sourcewell cooperative extending across multiple states and Canada. Representative opportunities include the Sourcewell Law Enforcement Equipment RFP (due June 16, 2026) for thousands of governmental entities nationwide; Klein ISD's Career Technical Education RFP (due June 5, 2026) seeking dual-credit, AP, and CTE instructional resources; and the State of California's three arthroscopy system RFBs (all due May 5, 2026) for 1.8mm, 1.9mm, and 2.7mm TMJ surgical kits. Without recent opportunities demonstrating actual demand for endoscopic insufflation needles from state and local bodies, the code warrants a skip pending clarification of its proper application in procurement databases.