UNSPSC 42312012: Medical staples for external use

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as a medically related staple for external useUS FDA regulates Medical staples for external use under 21 CFR 878.4750 and under FDA product code gdw. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42312012 Medical staples for external use is a Commodity code that encompasses bandages, adhesive dressings, sterile gauze, tape, and related wound-care consumables for first aid and emergency medical response. The code sees procurement activity across state and local jurisdictions including state procurement offices, counties, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose cooperatives. However, the recent opportunities block shows limited direct activity tagged to this code; the single posted solicitation—Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment—appears misaligned with the code's nominal scope of external medical staples and likely reflects a cataloging or tagging artifact rather than genuine demand for wound-care consumables.

The Sourcewell solicitation, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, is a cooperative purchasing vehicle administered by a Minnesota state local government unit on behalf of multiple counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima in Washington), school districts, tribal governments, and public entities across the United States and Canada. The cooperative structure allows selected vendors to supply law enforcement equipment to thousands of governmental agencies through a participating addendum framework. Given the mismatch between the code's stated focus and the law-enforcement equipment procurement actually being advertised, this code shows little relevant recent activity for medical staples. Firms targeting external wound-care consumables in state and local markets should monitor for RFPs and IFBs issued directly by health departments, school districts, emergency services agencies, and corrections departments rather than relying on current activity under this code designation.