42418500 - Mechanical handling equipment

CPV code 42418500 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Mechanical handling equipment. It sits at level 5 of the CPV hierarchy as a subcategory within the 42 division. This code is nested directly under 42418000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of mechanical handling equipment. As a leaf code, 42418500 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 mechanical handling equipment. Contracting authorities across the EU use 42418500 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to mechanical handling equipment.