PSC 4010: CHAIN AND WIRE ROPE — Federal Procurement Code

40 - ROPE, CABLE, CHAIN, FITTINGS L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Chain and Wire Rope

Includes

Bead Chain; Weldless Chain; Single Leg Chain Assemblies; Wire Rope; Wire Cord; Single Leg Wire Assemblies.

Excludes

Power Transmission Chain (FSC 3020); Slings.

Notes

Chain and wire rope, with attachments or terminations will be classified in this class when they are for general use. a. Chain is a series of flexible links and/or rings fitted into one another used for supporting, lifting, restraining, dragging, or transmitting power. b. Wire rope is formed from strands of twisted wire.

Suggested adjacent classifications

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

Related NAICS industries

314994

Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills

331222

Steel Wire Drawing

3326

Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing

33261

Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

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 4010?

1 Use PSC 4010 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.