Specifies requirements for standard and thin-walled stainless steel needle tubing, ranging in size from 0.31 mm to 2 mm in nominal external diameter (30 SWG-14 SWG) for standard tubing and from 0.45 mm to 2 mm in nominal external diameter (26 SWG-14 SWG) for thin-walled tubing. The needle tubing is suitable for use in the manufacture of hypodermic needles or other hypodermic devices for medical, dental and veterinary use. Appendices include method of test for mechanical properties of the needle tube.