43820000 - Shoe-making equipment

CPV code 43820000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Shoe-making equipment. It sits at level 3 of the CPV hierarchy as a class within the 43 division. This code is nested directly under 43800000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of shoe-making equipment. As a leaf code, 43820000 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 shoe-making equipment. Contracting authorities across the EU use 43820000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to shoe-making equipment.