32543000 - Telephone switchboards

CPV code 32543000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Telephone switchboards. It sits at level 4 of the CPV hierarchy as a category within the 32 division. This code is nested directly under 32540000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of telephone switchboards. As a leaf code, 32543000 has no further subdivisions and represents the most precise classification available in this branch — buyers should reference it directly in tender notices when the procurement primarily concerns telephone switchboards. Contracting authorities across the EU use 32543000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to telephone switchboards.