UNSPSC 93161609: Tariff or duty

A tariff is a tax on goods upon importation, a duty is a specific or ad valorem tax imposed by law on the import or export of goods.

UNSPSC 93161609 Tariff or duty is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialized laboratory equipment and scientific instruments where tariff classifications or duty assessments are material to the transaction. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code captures narrowly scoped equipment purchases where brand and model specificity drive procurement decisions and where import duty or tariff status may affect pricing, compliance, or sourcing strategy. The Technical College System of Georgia's April 2026 eRFQ for an AKTAgo Liquid Chromatography System illustrates the typical work — a sole-brand purchase of analytical instrumentation for educational and research support, with no substitutions permitted and delivery to a specific campus location. Issuing bodies under this code include state-level coordinating bodies and their subordinate institutions, particularly public higher-education and technical-college systems leveraging centralized procurement vehicles.

Activity under the code is sparse and concentrated in Georgia, where the Technical College System of Georgia issued the documented eRFQ (solicitation 82200ATT0000069) on behalf of Athens Technical College under the State Purchasing Act, with a response deadline of April 29, 2026. The procurement was conducted as an electronic Request for Quotes through the Team Georgia Marketplace Bid Event portal, with submission restricted to authorized vendors capable of supplying the specified AKTAgo system. No budget range or incumbent vendor information was disclosed. The narrow scope of recent activity—a single documented opportunity in a single state—suggests limited and episodic demand under this Commodity code, likely driven by institution-specific equipment needs rather than recurring purchasing patterns.