42600000 - Machine tools

CPV code 42600000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Machine tools. It sits at level 2 of the CPV hierarchy as a group within the 42 division. This code is nested directly under 42000000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of machine tools. It is further divided into 7 direct sub-codes such as 42610000, 42620000, 42630000, each refining the scope of machine tools into more specific goods, services or works. Contracting authorities across the EU use 42600000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to machine tools.