What is an NIGP code? The NIGP Commodity/Services Code explained

The NIGP Commodity/Services Code is a classification system for the goods and services that public agencies buy, used mainly by US state and local governments. Purchasing offices use its numeric codes to organise vendor registrations, bid notifications and spending data, from broad classes such as computer hardware down to detailed item descriptions.

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What is the NIGP Code?

The NIGP Commodity/Services Code is a hierarchical taxonomy that gives goods and services a numeric code. Because a public buyer and its suppliers use the same codes, purchasing offices can classify what they buy, notify registered vendors about relevant bids and analyse spending without relying on free-text descriptions. Every code belongs to a class, and longer codes describe items in more detail.

Who manages the NIGP Code

The code was developed by NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement, formerly the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, and public purchasing offices have used it since the 1980s. Today it is maintained, licensed and supported by Periscope Holdings under an agreement with NIGP, and agencies license the levels of detail they need. The official resources and a public list of NIGP classes are linked below.

How to read an NIGP code

An NIGP code has up to four levels. Each level adds digits to the code above it, so codes that start with the same three digits belong to the same class.

  • The three-digit class code identifies a broad group of goods or services. The code has around 270 classes for commodities (products) and services, and the exact number changes between code releases.
  • The five-digit class-item code adds two digits that identify a specific item within the class. This level contains more than 8,400 descriptions.
  • The seven-digit class-item-group code adds two more digits for a group within the item, with more than 25,000 descriptions.
  • The eleven-digit class-item-group-detail code adds four digits for the most precise description, with more than 450,000 entries.

Class codes are often written in five-digit form by adding 00, so class 005 (abrasives) appears as 00500. The explorer on this page uses this form. Classes for goods run from 005 to 899, and classes for services start at 900.

For example, software and IT services are classified under class 920:

  • 920 — Data processing, computer, programming and software services (three-digit class)
  • 92045 — Software maintenance/support (five-digit class-item code within class 920)

How NIGP codes are used in public procurement

NIGP codes are used mainly by US state governments, counties, cities, school districts and other local public agencies, as well as by some public entities in Canada. When suppliers register on an agency's vendor portal, they usually select the NIGP codes that describe what they sell, and the agency uses the same codes to send bid notifications and to classify solicitations, purchase orders and contracts. Choosing accurate codes helps you receive notices for the opportunities that match your business.

How to find the right NIGP codes for your business

Suppliers usually choose their own NIGP codes when they register with a purchasing agency. Follow these steps to choose them:

  1. List the goods and services you sell, using the terms a public buyer would use to describe them.
  2. Search the NIGP explorer below by keyword or code, and expand the matching classes to compare their item codes.
  3. Check which level the agency uses. Many vendor portals ask for five-digit class-item codes, so use the agency's own code list to choose the specific items within each class.
  4. Use the same codes consistently across your vendor registrations, and review them when your offer or the agency's code list changes.

NIGP code explorer

Browse more than 270 NIGP classes and the 900+ five-digit class-item codes published in the public NIGP code list linked above, or search them by keyword or code. Class codes are shown in their five-digit form. The full NIGP Code contains more than 8,400 class-item codes, and the complete list and more detailed codes are available from the purchasing agency or the code's licensor.

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  • 00500ABRASIVES
  • 01000ACOUSTICAL TILE, INSULATING MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 01500ADDRESSING, COPYING, MIMEOGRAPH, AND SPIRIT DUPLICATING MACHINE SUPPLIES: CHEMICALS, INKS, PAPER, ETC.
  • 01900AGRICULTURAL CROPS AND GRAINS INCLUDING FRUITS, MELONS, NUTS, AND VEGETABLES
  • 02000AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, IMPLEMENTS, AND ACCESSORIES (SEE CLASS 022 FOR PARTS)
  • 02200AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENT PARTS
  • 02500AIR COMPRESSORS AND ACCESSORIES
  • 03100AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, AND VENTILATING EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES (SEE CLASS 740 ALSO)
  • 03500AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT EQUIPMENT, PARTS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 03700AMUSEMENT, DECORATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, GIFTS, TOYS, ETC.
  • 04000ANIMALS, BIRDS, MARINE LIFE, AND POULTRY, LIVE, (INCLUDING ACCESSORY ITEMS)
  • 04500APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT, HOUSEHOLD TYPE
  • 05000ART EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 05200ART OBJECTS
  • 05500AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMOBILES, BUSES, TRAILERS, TRUCKS, ETC.
  • 06000AUTOMOTIVE AND TRAILER EQUIPMENT AND PARTS
  • 06500AUTOMOTIVE AND TRAILER BODIES, BODY ACCESSORIES, AND PARTS
  • 07100AUTOMOBILES, SCHOOL BUSES, SUVS, AND VANS (INCLUDING DIESEL, GASOLINE, ELECTRIC, HYBRID, AND ALL OTHER FUEL TYPES)
  • 07200TRUCKS (INCLUDING, DIESEL, GASOLINE, ELECTRIC, HYBRID, AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL UNITS)
  • 07300TRAILERS
  • 07500AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 08000BADGES, AWARDS, EMBLEMS, NAME TAGS AND PLATES, JEWELRY, ETC.
  • 08500BAGS, BAGGING, TIES, AND EROSION SHEETING, ETC.
  • 09000BAKERY EQUIPMENT, COMMERCIAL
  • 09500BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 10000BARRELS, DRUMS, KEGS, AND CONTAINERS
  • 10500BEARINGS (SEE CLASS 060 FOR WHEEL BEARINGS)
  • 11000BELTS AND BELTING: AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL
  • 11500BIOCHEMICALS, RESEARCH
  • 12000BOATS, MOTORS, AND MARINE EQUIPMENT
  • 12500BOOKBINDING SUPPLIES
  • 13500BRICKS, CLAY, REFRACTORY MATERIALS, STONE, AND TILE PRODUCTS
  • 14000BROOM, BRUSH, AND MOP MANUFACTURING MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES
  • 14500BRUSHES (SEE CLASS 485 FOR JANITORIAL TYPE)
  • 15000BUILDER'S SUPPLIES
  • 15500BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: FABRICATED AND PREFABRICATED
  • 16000BUTCHER SHOP AND MEAT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
  • 16500CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, COMMERCIAL
  • 17500CHEMICAL LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 18000CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS (IN LARGE QUANTITIES PRIMARILY FOR MANUFACTURING JANITORIAL AND LAUNDRY PRODUCTS)
  • 19000CHEMICALS AND SOLVENTS, COMMERCIAL (IN BULK)
  • 19200CLEANING COMPOSITIONS, DETERGENTS, SOLVENTS, AND STRIPPERS - PREPACKAGED
  • 19300CLINICAL LABORATORY REAGENTS AND TESTS (BLOOD GROUPING, DIAGNOSTIC, DRUG MONITORING, ETC.)
  • 19500CLOCKS, WATCHES, TIMEPIECES, JEWELRY AND PRECIOUS STONES
  • 20000CLOTHING: ATHLETIC, CASUAL, DRESS, UNIFORM, WEATHER AND WORK RELATED
  • 20100CLOTHING ACCESSORIES (SEE CLASS 800 FOR SHOES AND BOOTS)
  • 20300COMPUTER ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 20400COMPUTER HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS FOR MICROCOMPUTERS
  • 20500COMPUTER HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS FOR MICROCOMPUTERS, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 20600COMPUTER HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS FOR MINI AND MAIN FRAME COMPUTERS
  • 20700COMPUTER ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 20800COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR MICROCOMPUTERS (PREPROGRAMMED)
  • 20900COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR MINI AND MAINFRAME COMPUTERS (PREPROGRAMMED)
  • 21000CONCRETE AND METAL PRODUCTS, CULVERTS, PILINGS, SEPTIC TANKS, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 22000CONTROLLING, INDICATING, MEASURING, MONITORING, AND RECORDING INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES
  • 22500COOLERS, DRINKING WATER (WATER FOUNTAINS)
  • 23200CRAFTS, GENERAL
  • 23300CRAFTS, SPECIALIZED
  • 24000CUTLERY, COOKWARE, DISHES, GLASSWARE, SILVERWARE, UTENSILS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 24500DAIRY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 25000DATA PROCESSING CARDS AND PAPER
  • 25100DATA PROCESSING CARDS AND PAPER, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 25500DECALS AND STAMPS
  • 25700DEFENSE SYSTEM AND HOMELAND SECURITY EQUIPMENT, WEAPONS AND ACCESSORIES
  • 26000DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 26500DRAPERIES, CURTAINS, AND UPHOLSTERY MATERIAL (INCLUDING AUTOMOBILE UPHOLSTERY)
  • 26900DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS
  • 27100DRUG AND FEEDING ADMINISTRATION, INFUSION, AND IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 27900EIGHTEENTH (18TH) CENTURY REPRODUCTION GOODS
  • 28000ELECTRICAL CABLES AND WIRES (NOT ELECTRONIC)
  • 28500ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (EXCEPT CABLE AND WIRE)
  • 28700ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS, PARTS, AND ACCESSORIES (SEE CLASS 730 FOR TESTING OR ANALYZING TYPE)
  • 29000ENERGY COLLECTING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES: SOLAR AND WIND
  • 29500ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND MOVING WALKS (BUILDING TYPE)
  • 30500ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL EQUIPMENT, SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 30600ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL EQUIPMENT, SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, AND SUPPLIES, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 31000ENVELOPES, PLAIN (SEE CLASSES 525, 615, 640, 655, 665, AND 966 FOR OTHER TYPES)
  • 31200ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)
  • 31500EPOXY BASED FORMULATIONS FOR ADHESIVES, COATINGS, AND RELATED AGENTS
  • 31800FARE COLLECTION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 32000FASTENERS: BOLTS, NUTS, PINS, RIVETS, SCREWS, ETC. (INCL. PACKAGING, STRAPPING AND TYING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES)
  • 32500FEED, BEDDING, VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR ANIMALS (SEE CLASS 875 FOR DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS FOR ANIMALS)
  • 33000FENCING
  • 33500FERTILIZERS AND SOIL CONDITIONERS
  • 34000FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 34500FIRST AID AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (EXCEPT NUCLEAR AND WELDING)
  • 35000FLAGS, FLAG POLES, BANNERS, AND ACCESSORIES
  • 36000FLOOR COVERING, FLOOR COVERING INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
  • 36500FLOOR MAINTENANCE MACHINES, PARTS, AND ACCESSORIES
  • 37000FOOD PROCESSING AND CANNING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 37500FOODS: BAKERY PRODUCTS (FRESH)
  • 38000FOODS: DAIRY PRODUCTS (FRESH)
  • 38500FOODS, FROZEN
  • 39000FOODS: PERISHABLE
  • 39300FOODS: STAPLE GROCERY AND GROCER'S MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
  • 39500FORMS, CONTINUOUS: COMPUTER PAPER, FORM LABELS, SNAP-OUT FORMS, AND FOLDERS FOR FORMS
  • 40000FOUNDRY CASTINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
  • 40500FUEL, OIL, GREASE AND LUBRICANTS
  • 41000FURNITURE: HEALTH CARE, HOSPITAL AND/OR DOCTOR'S OFFICE
  • 41500FURNITURE: LABORATORY
  • 42000FURNITURE: CAFETERIA, CHAPEL, DORMITORY, HOUSEHOLD, LIBRARY, LOUNGE, SCHOOL
  • 42500FURNITURE: OFFICE
  • 43000GASES, CONTAINERS, EQUIPMENT: LABORATORY, MEDICAL, AND WELDING
  • 43500GERMICIDES, CLEANERS, AND RELATED SANITATION PRODUCTS FOR HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL
  • 43600GERMICIDES, CLEANERS, AND RELATED SANITATION PRODUCTS FOR HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 44000GLASS AND GLAZING SUPPLIES
  • 44500HAND TOOLS (POWERED AND NON-POWERED), ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 45000HARDWARE AND RELATED ITEMS
  • 46000HOSE, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES: INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND GARDEN
  • 46500HOSPITAL AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 47000HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME OR RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND DISABLED
  • 47500HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, AND MEDICAL RELATED ACCESSORIES AND SUNDRY ITEMS
  • 48500JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, GENERAL LINE
  • 48600JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, GENERAL LINE, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 49000LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES: GENERAL ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH FOR NUCLEAR, OPTICAL, AND PHYSICAL
  • 49300LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES: BIOCHEMISTRY, CHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ETC.
  • 49500LABORATORY AND FIELD EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES: BIOLOGY, BOTANY, GEOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, ETC.
  • 50000LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, COMMERCIAL
  • 50500LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING COMPOUNDS, DETERGENTS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 51000LAUNDRY TEXTILES AND SUPPLIES
  • 51500LAWN MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES (SEE CLASS 020 FOR AGRICULTURAL TYPES)
  • 52000LEATHER AND SHOE ACCESSORIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
  • 52500LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 53000LUGGAGE, BRIEF CASES, PURSES AND RELATED ITEMS
  • 54000LUMBER, SIDING, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
  • 54500MACHINERY AND HARDWARE, INDUSTRIAL
  • 55000MARKERS, PLAQUES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
  • 55300MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS AND SUPPLIES
  • 55500METAL, PAPER, AND PLASTIC STENCILS AND STENCILING DEVICES
  • 55600MASS TRANSPORTATION - TRANSIT BUS
  • 55700MASS TRANSPORTATION - TRANSIT BUS ACCESSORIES AND PARTS
  • 55800MASS TRANSPORTATION - RAIL VEHICLES AND SYSTEMS
  • 55900MASS TRANSPORTATION - RAIL VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
  • 56000MATERIAL HANDLING, CONVEYORS, STORAGE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
  • 56500MATTRESS AND PILLOW MANUFACTURING MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES
  • 57000METALS: BARS, PLATES, RODS, SHEETS, STRIPS, STRUCTURAL SHAPES, TUBING, AND FABRICATED ITEMS
  • 57500MICROFICHE AND MICROFILM EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIE
  • 57800MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
  • 58000MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 59000NOTIONS AND RELATED SEWING ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 59300NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 59500NURSERY (PLANTS) STOCK, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
  • 60000OFFICE MACHINES, EQUIPMENT, AND ACCESSORIES
  • 60500OFFICE MECHANICAL AIDS, SMALL MACHINES, AND APPARATUSES
  • 61000OFFICE SUPPLIES: CARBON PAPER AND RIBBONS, ALL TYPES
  • 61500OFFICE SUPPLIES, GENERAL
  • 61600OFFICE SUPPLIES, GENERAL, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 62000OFFICE SUPPLIES: ERASERS, INKS, LEADS, PENS, PENCILS, ETC.
  • 62500OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 63000PAINT, PROTECTIVE COATINGS, VARNISH, WALLPAPER, AND RELATED
  • 63100PAINT, PROTECTIVE COATINGS, VARNISH, WALLPAPER, AND RELATED PRODUCTS, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 63500PAINTING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
  • 64000PAPER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS, DISPOSABLE
  • 64100PAPER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS, DISPOSABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 64500PAPER, FOR OFFICE AND PRINT SHOP USE
  • 64600PAPER, FOR OFFICE AND PRINT SHOP USE, ENVIRONMENTALLY CERTIFIED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATION ENTITY
  • 65000PARK, PLAYGROUND, RECREATIONAL AREA AND SWIMMING POOL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 65200PERSONAL HYGIENE AND GROOMING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 65500PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, FILM, AND SUPPLIES (NOT GRAPHIC ARTS, MICROFILM, AND X-RAY)
  • 65800PIPE, TUBING, AND ACCESSORIES (NOT FITTINGS)
  • 65900PIPE AND TUBING FITTINGS
  • 66000PIPES, TOBACCOS, SMOKING ACCESSORIES; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  • 66500PLASTICS, RESINS, FIBERGLASS: CONSTRUCTION, FORMING, LAMINATING, AND MOLDING EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 67000PLUMBING EQUIPMENT, FIXTURES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 67500PESTICIDES AND CHEMICALS: AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL
  • 68000POLICE AND PRISON EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 68500POULTRY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 69000POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 69100POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT (ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AIR AND HYDRAULIC)
  • 70000PRINTING PLANT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (EXCEPT PAPER)
  • 71000PROSTHETIC DEVICES, HEARING AIDS, AUDITORY TESTING EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC READING DEVICES, ETC.
  • 71500PUBLICATIONS, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, BOOKS, TEXTBOOKS (PREPARED MATERIALS ONLY)
  • 72000PUMPING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
  • 72500RADIO COMMUNICATION, TELEPHONE, AND TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPM
  • 72600RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 73000RADIO COMMUNICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION TESTING, MEASURING, AND ANALYZING EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 73500RAGS, SHOP TOWELS, AND WIPING CLOTHS
  • 74000REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
  • 74500ROAD AND HIGHWAY BUILDING MATERIALS (ASPHALTIC)
  • 75000ROAD AND HIGHWAY BUILDING MATERIALS (NOT ASPHALTIC)
  • 75500ROAD AND HIGHWAY ASPHALT AND CONCRETE HANDLING AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
  • 76000ROAD AND HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT: EARTH HANDLING, GRADING, MOVING, PACKING, ETC.
  • 76500ROAD AND HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT EQUIPMENT IN CLASSES 755 AND 760)
  • 77000ROOFING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
  • 77500SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE) (SEE CLASS 393 FOR TABLE SALT)
  • 78000SCALES AND WEIGHING APPARATUS (SEE 175-08 FOR LABORATORY BALANCES)
  • 78500SCHOOL EQUIPMENT, TEACHING AIDS, AND SUPPLIES
  • 79000SEED, SOD, SOIL, AND INOCULANTS
  • 79500SEWING AND TEXTILE MACHINERY AND ACCESSORIES
  • 80000SHOES AND BOOTS
  • 80100SIGNS, SIGN MATERIALS, SIGN MAKING EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED SUPPLIES
  • 80300SOUND SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND ACCESSORIES: GROUP INTERCOM, MUSIC, PUBLIC ADDRESS, ETC.
  • 80400SPACECRAFTS, ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS
  • 80500SPORTING GOODS, ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT AND ATHLETIC FACILITY EQUIPMENT
  • 81000SPRAYING EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT HOUSEHOLD, NURSERY PLANT, AND PAINT)
  • 81500STEAM AND HOT WATER FITTINGS, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES
  • 82000STEAM AND HOT WATER BOILERS AND STEAM HEATING EQUIPMENT
  • 83000TANKS (METAL, PLASTIC, WOOD, AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS): MOBILE, PORTABLE, STATIONARY, AND UNDERGROUND TYPES
  • 83200TAPE (NOT DATA PROCESSING, MEASURING, OPTICAL, SEWING, SOUND, OR VIDEO)
  • 83800TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 83900TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES
  • 84000TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
  • 84500TESTING APPARATUS AND INSTRUMENTS (NOT FOR ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS)
  • 85000TEXTILES, FIBERS, HOUSEHOLD LINENS, AND PIECE GOODS
  • 85500THEATRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 86000TICKETS, COUPON BOOKS, SALES BOOKS, STRIP BOOKS, ETC.
  • 86300TIRES AND TUBES (INCL. RECAPPED/RETREADED TIRES)
  • 86400TRAIN CONTROLS, ELECTRONIC
  • 86500TWINE AND STRING
  • 87000VENETIAN BLINDS, AWNINGS, AND SHADES
  • 87500VETERINARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (SEE CLASS 325 FOR VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR ANIMALS)
  • 88000VISUAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (EXCEPT PROJECTION LAMPS -SEE CLASS 285)
  • 88300VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEMS
  • 88500WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATING CHEMICALS
  • 89000WATER SUPPLY, GROUNDWATER, SEWAGE TREATMENT, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT (NOT FOR AIR CONDITIONING, STEAM BOILER, OR LABORATORY REAGENT WATER)
  • 89500WELDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • 89800X-RAY AND OTHER RADIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (MEDICAL)
  • 90500AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS SERVICES
  • 90600ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL
  • 90700ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, NON-PROFESSIONAL
  • 90800BOOKBINDING AND REPAIRING SERVICES
  • 90900BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, NEW (INCL. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES)
  • 91000BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INSTALLATION AND REPAIR SERVICES
  • 91200CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, GENERAL (INCL. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES)
  • 91300CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, HEAVY (INCL. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES)
  • 91400CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, TRADE (NEW CONSTRUCTION)
  • 91500COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATED SERVICES
  • 91800CONSULTING SERVICES
  • 92000DATA PROCESSING, COMPUTER, PROGRAMMING, AND SOFTWARE SERVICES
  • 92400EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING SERVICES
  • 92500ENGINEERING SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL
  • 92600ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SERVICES
  • 92800EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, TRAILERS, TRANSIT BUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES
  • 92900EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR AGRICULTURAL, CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, MATERIAL HANDLING, AND ROAD AND HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT
  • 93100EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, RECONDITIONING, AND REPAIR SERVICES -
  • 93400EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR LAUNDRY, LAWN, PAINTING, PLUMBING, AND SPRAYING EQUIPMENT
  • 93600EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR GENERAL EQUIPMENT
  • 93800EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR HOSPITAL, LABORATORY, AND TESTING EQUIPMENT
  • 93900EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR COMPUTERS, OFFICE, PHOTOGRAPHIC, AND RADIO/TELEVISION EQUIPMENT
  • 94000EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, AND RELATED SERVICES FOR RAILROADS
  • 94100EQUIPMENT MAINT, REPAIR, AND RELATED SERVICES FOR POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION EQUIP.
  • 94400FARMING AND RANCHING SERVICES, ANIMAL AND CROP
  • 94500FISHING, HUNTING, TRAPPING, GAME PROPAGATION, AND RELATED SERVICES
  • 94600FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • 94700FORESTRY SERVICES
  • 94800HEALTH RELATED SERVICES (FOR HUMAN SERVICES SEE CLASS 952)
  • 95200HUMAN SERVICES
  • 95300INSURANCE AND INSURANCE SERVICES, (ALL TYPES)
  • 95400LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SERVICES
  • 95600LIBRARY AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES (INCLUDES RESEARCH SERVICES, INTERNET AND PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS)
  • 95800MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  • 95900MARINE CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES; MARINE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
  • 96100MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, NO. 1 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)
  • 96200MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, NO. 2
  • 96300NON-BIDDABLE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
  • 96500PRINTING PREPARATIONS: ETCHING, PHOTOENGRAVING, AND PREPARATION OF MATS, NEGATIVES AND PLATES
  • 96600PRINTING AND TYPESETTING SERVICES
  • 96800PUBLIC WORKS AND RELATED SERVICES
  • 97100REAL PROPERTY RENTAL OR LEASE
  • 97500RENTAL OR LEASE SERVICES OF AGRICULTURAL, AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT, AUTOMOTIVE, MARINE, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT
  • 97700RENTAL OR LEASE SERVICES OF APPLIANCES, CAFETERIA, FILM, FURNITURE, HARDWARE, MUSICAL, SEWING, AND WINDOW AND FLOOR COVERINGS
  • 97900RENTAL OR LEASE SERVICES OF ENGINEERING, HOSPITAL, LABORATORY, PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, REFRIGERATION, SCALES, AND TESTING EQUIPMENT
  • 98100RENTAL OR LEASE OF GENERAL EQUIPMENT (HVAC, ATHLETIC, FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION, ETC.)
  • 98300RENTAL OR LEASE SERVICES OF CLOTHING, JANITORIAL, LAUNDRY, LAWN, PAINTING, SPRAYING, LABORATORY AND TEXTILE EQUIPMENT
  • 98400RENTAL OR LEASE SERVICES OF COMPUTERS, DATA PROCESSING, AND WORD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
  • 98500RENTAL OR LEASE SERVICES OF OFFICE, PHOTOGRAPHIC, PRINTING, RADIO/TELEVISION/TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT
  • 98800ROADSIDE, GROUNDS, RECREATIONAL AND PARK AREA SERVICES
  • 98900SAMPLING AND SAMPLE PREPARATION SERVICES (FOR TESTING)
  • 99000SECURITY, FIRE, SAFETY, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (INCLUDING DISASTER DOCUMENT RECOVERY)
  • 99200TESTING AND CALIBRATION SERVICES
  • 99800SALE OF SURPLUS AND OBSOLETE ITEMS
  • 99900MISC CONTRACTS

NIGP vs CPV, NAICS and UNSPSC codes

NIGP classifies the goods and services bought by US state and local governments. The Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) does the same for European public procurement, and UNSPSC for the United Nations system and many other buyers, while NAICS classifies businesses by the industry they operate in. Each system groups activities differently, so a code rarely has an exact equivalent in another system, and suppliers bidding in several markets often need codes from more than one classification.

Learn how the other systems work in our guide to CPV codes, guide to NAICS codes and guide to UNSPSC codes, or use the CPV to NIGP converter to find NIGP categories related to a CPV code.

Find tenders for your goods and services

Tenderwell classifies tenders with CPV codes. Use the CPV to NIGP converter to see how procurement categories relate to your NIGP codes, then search the open tenders that match what your business supplies.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Most vendor portals let you select several NIGP codes so that you can describe every type of good or service you offer. Choose codes that reflect what you actually supply, because agencies use them to decide which vendors receive bid notifications.