Which item class code should I use?

An item_class_code is required when creating an item. eTIMS uses a subset of the open, global, multi-sector standard for efficient, accurate classification of products and services - United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®).

You can download the entire list here (unspsc.org). To determine which item class code to use, follow the steps below.

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All item types are classified with item class codes

There are three item types (Raw material, Finished Product and Service). All items under these types are classified with item class codes.

Default item class code values

The Item Classification Table contains hundreds of classification codes (yet it's not full exhaustive). To get as specific as possible to the classification code as possible, refer to the steps in this specific item class code values list.

Otherwise, below are some common item class code values that you can use while testing or for convenience.

Specific item class code values

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Use of Specifi

Process

1. Search for the item name here (usa.databasesets.com/unspsc). If no result is returned, use synonyms or segments of the name (especially if it is a compound word like eyeglass)
2. Copy the first four numbers of the item's code from the item you've determined as exactly matching your item, or closest to it by definition.
3. Search for those copied first four numbers at the guide page - Items: Item Classification Table\
   (If there is more than one entry, pick the closest by definition).

Example

Eyeglass frames are not available on the Items: Item Classification Table therefore:

• (step #1 above) I searched for "eyeglass frames" and got "42142903".
• (step #2 above) I copy the first four numbers of the code, "4214"
• (step #3 above) In the Items: Item Classification Table, there are two entries starting with "4214".
  1. "42140000" (Patient care and treatment products and supplies)
  2. "42141600" (Basins and bedpans and urinals and admission kits)

I'll use "42140000" which is more general, instead of "42141600".

Moreover, eyeglass frames are closer in definition to "Patient care and treatment products and supplies" than "Patient care and treatment products and supplies", right?

On the dashboard

On the API

{
  "item_class_code": 42140000,
  "item_type_code": 2,
  "item_name": "Rayban glasses",
  ..
}