38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus

CPV code 38500000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Checking and testing apparatus. It sits at level 2 of the CPV hierarchy as a group within the 38 division. This code is nested directly under 38000000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of checking and testing apparatus. It is further divided into 8 direct sub-codes such as 38510000, 38520000, 38530000, each refining the scope of checking and testing apparatus into more specific goods, services or works. Contracting authorities across the EU use 38500000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to checking and testing apparatus.