UNSPSC 51461521: Balsam peru

This classification denotes a natural product which US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifiers 8P5F881OCY (basic) and DIK0395679 (the viscous chemically-neutral liquid thereof), which the Integrated Taxonomic Information System classifies under Taxonomic Serial Number 530967 as a member of Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Viridaeplantae, Infrakingdom Streptophyta, Division Tracheophyta, Subdivision Spermatophytina, Infradivision Angiospermae, Class Magnoliopsida, Superorder Rosanae, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Myroxylon L. f., Species Myroxylon balsamum (L.), Variety Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae, more commonly known as MYROXYLON or, as here, BALSAM OF PERU.

UNSPSC 51461521 Balsam peru, a Commodity code, addresses the procurement of balsam peru—a resinous balsam derived from trees native to Central America, used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, fragrance, and dermatological applications. State and local governments acquire balsam peru primarily through health departments, correctional facilities, educational institutions, and specialized procurement channels for medicinal and topical formulations. The material appears in state pharmacy formularies, wound-care protocols, and cosmetic or personal-care product specifications where its antimicrobial and healing properties are clinically or operationally required.

The source provided contains no records of recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, precluding identification of active issuing bodies, geographic concentration, or representative solicitations. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity, the current procurement appetite under this Commodity code cannot be characterized. Firms evaluating pursuit should monitor state health department, corrections department, and educational procurement channels, as well as cooperative purchasing cooperative catalogs, for future postings.