PSC 3445: PUNCHING AND SHEARING MACHINES — Federal Procurement Code

34 - METALWORKING MACHINERY L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Punching and Shearing Machines

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related UNSPSC categories

23241510

Metal shearing machine

44101602

Paper punching or binding machines

44101716

Hole punching units

45101803

Book punching machines

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 3445?

1 Use PSC 3445 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.