UNSPSC 42296318: Esophagoscopes or oesophagoscopes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an endoscope that transmits images of the interior of the esophagus by fiber optics in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Esophagoscopes or oesophagoscopes under 21 CFR 874.4710 and under FDA product code EOX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 900630.

UNSPSC 42296318 Esophagoscopes or oesophagoscopes is a Commodity code that state and local governments are buying under a mismatch with the code's nominal scope. The five recent opportunities posted under this code include one law enforcement equipment cooperative solicitation from Sourcewell, one career technical education procurement from Klein Independent School District, one furniture procurement from the State of California, and three temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthroscopy system procurements from the State of California. The law enforcement, furniture, and educational procurements bear no relation to esophagoscopes or surgical endoscopy equipment; the three TMJ arthroscopy opportunities are surgical instrumentation but target minimally invasive joint procedures rather than esophageal examination. The code shows recent activity from a state cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell), a school district in Texas (Klein ISD), and a state health agency (California), but the preponderance of recent opportunities tagged to this code do not align with its stated product category.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities includes Minnesota (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington state counties and thousands of participating entities nationwide), Texas (Harris County–based Klein ISD), and California (three medical device procurements and one furniture procurement). The representative opportunities include Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment with a June 16, 2026 response date, Klein ISD RFP #26-101 for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics supplies and equipment with a June 5, 2026 response date, and the State of California RFB-IS-26200858, RFB-IS-26200859, and RFB-IS-26200860 requesting TMJ arthroscopy kits and accessory systems with a May 5, 2026 response date. The code appears to be cataloged inconsistently across issuing bodies, and firms pursuing esophagoscope or esophageal endoscopy opportunities should verify the actual commodity code assignment in each source notice rather than rely on the nominal UNSPSC classification.