UNSPSC 43211720: Point of sale payment terminal

These are kits containing swiping machines, carbon transfers, printers, etc., for credit and debit card processing at the point of sale (POS). They are often distributed by banks to retailers.

UNSPSC 43211720 Point of sale payment terminal is a Commodity code that encompasses enterprise-scale point-of-sale systems, including software, hardware, merchant services, and implementation support deployed across municipal departments, utilities, hospitality venues, educational institutions, and specialized facilities. State and local governments procure under this code integrated POS solutions combining cashiering and payment processing capabilities—not standalone payment terminals alone—to consolidate fragmented legacy systems, support multi-location operations, and enable payment channels ranging from traditional card processing to digital wallets and online billing portals. Recent solicitations show school districts, city and county governments, transit and cultural authorities, and utility agencies issuing RFPs, RFQs, and ITQs for cloud-based SaaS POS platforms with inventory management, customer relationship management, reporting and analytics, and integration into existing municipal enterprise resource systems such as Workday, PeopleSoft, and various utilities billing platforms.

Issuing bodies include city and county purchasing offices (Salt Lake City Corporation, City of Waco, Broward County, City of Newnan, Beaufort County Treasurer's Office), independent school districts and college systems (Hillsborough County Public Schools, City Colleges of Chicago, Cobb County School District, Mt. San Antonio College), utilities and facilities authorities (City of Augusta utilities, Cameron Park Zoo, Waco Mammoth National Monument), and special-purpose districts (Mt. San Antonio College, Parker Arts Culture and Events Center). Geographic activity concentrates in California (Mt. San Antonio College, county master agreement), Texas (City of Waco, Cobb County), Georgia (Cobb County School District, City of Augusta, City of Newnan), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Broward County, Seminole County), Utah (Salt Lake City Corporation), Colorado (Town of Parker), Illinois (City Colleges of Chicago), and South Carolina (Beaufort County Treasurer's Office). Representative recent solicitations include City Colleges of Chicago issuing RFP for enterprise-grade point-of-sale system for Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute with proposals due November 19, 2026; Salt Lake City Corporation soliciting citywide cashiering and point-of-sale solution under RFP SLCI26082 with proposals due September 22, 2026 covering approximately $151 million in annual transaction volume; City of Waco requesting point-of-sale software and implementation services for five municipal facilities under RFP 2026-056 with proposals due November 5, 2026 and pre-proposal meeting October 22, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools issuing ITQ 26087ITQDST for 42 tablets with scanning and docking modules, response deadline April 15, 2026 (already passed as of October 20, 2026).