42642500 - Machine tools for working hard plastics

CPV code 42642500 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Machine tools for working hard plastics. It sits at level 5 of the CPV hierarchy as a subcategory within the 42 division. This code is nested directly under 42642000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of machine tools for working hard plastics. As a leaf code, 42642500 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 machine tools for working hard plastics. Contracting authorities across the EU use 42642500 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to machine tools for working hard plastics.