PSC 6508: MEDICATED COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES — Federal Procurement Code

65 - MEDICAL/DENTAL/VETERINARY EQPT/SUPP L1: Medical

Description

Medicated Cosmetics and Toiletries

Includes

medicated cosmetics and toiletries that have been determined to be drugs in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Excludes

nonmedicated cosmetics and toiletries which are classifiable in group 85.

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

45612

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers

456120

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers

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 6508?

1 Use PSC 6508 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.