0502.90.00.00 - Other

HTS 0502.90.00.00 is designated for "Other" bristles and hair within Chapter 5. This category encompasses bristles and hair derived from animals other than pigs, hogs, or boars, as well as their waste materials, when these are intended for brushmaking or similar purposes. It captures materials that do not fit the more specific classification for pig bristles and hair.

This classification serves as a residual category, capturing a variety of brushmaking hair not specifically enumerated under sibling HTS codes. For instance, while HTS 0502.10.00.00 exclusively covers pigs', hogs', or boars' bristles and hair, HTS 0502.90.00.00 would include materials such as badger hair, horsehair, or other animal hairs that meet the physical characteristics and intended use for brushmaking but are not swine-derived. The key differentiator lies in the animal origin of the bristles or hair.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories to describe. Therefore, proper classification under 0502.90.00.00 relies on identifying the material as brushmaking hair or bristles from an animal other than a pig, hog, or boar, and confirming its status as either raw material or waste thereof. Exclusions would be any bristles or hair not destined for brushmaking purposes, which would fall under different HTS chapters.