PSC 9160: MISCELLANEOUS WAXES, OILS, AND FATS — Federal Procurement Code

91 - FUELS, LUBRICANTS, OILS, WAXES L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Miscellaneous Waxes, Oils, and Fats

Includes

Animal, Vegetable, and Petroleum Waxes; Wool Grease (Lanolin); Tallow; Marine Oils; Coconut Oil; Soap Stock; Essential Oils, except USP or NF grades.

Excludes

Edible Fats and Oils; Household and Automobile Waxes.

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

31122

Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing

311225

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

1112

Vegetable and Melon Farming

11121

Vegetable and Melon Farming

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 9160?

1 Use PSC 9160 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.