PSC 5315: NAILS, MACHINE KEYS, AND PINS — Federal Procurement Code

53 - HARDWARE AND ABRASIVES L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins

Includes

Dowel Pins, Split Pins; Spikes; Tacks; Nonoffice Type Staples; Machine Keys; Brads; Shouldered Pins; Cotter Pins; Nails.

Excludes

Shafts (FSC 3040); Lock Keys (FSC 5340).

Notes

Nails, machine keys, and pins, including specially designed, will be classified in this FSC. a. Nails are slender, usually pointed fasteners with a head, and designed for insertion by impact. b. Machine keys are items generally inserted between two items, usually in a groove, to prevent relative rotation, e.g., shaft and hub, c. Pins are cylindrical items of various materials used to align/attach two or more parts together and may allow for angular movement.

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

115113

Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine

31322

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery

313220

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery

3327

Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

Wire cathode electrode discharge machine

23101530

Dovetail machine

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