4401.39.42.20 - Shavings

This HTS classification, 4401.39.42.20, specifically covers "Shavings" that are wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets, or similar forms. This means that wood shavings, which are thin strips of wood curled off a solid block during woodworking, are processed and compressed into more manageable, solid units for purposes such as fuel or animal bedding. The key characteristic is the transformation of loose shavings into a formed product.

This category is distinguished from its sibling, 4401.39.42.10, which covers "Sawdust." Sawdust refers to fine particles of wood, whereas shavings are distinctively larger, elongated, and often curled pieces. While both are wood waste, the physical form of shavings as processed into a solid unit differentiates them. The other sibling, 4401.39.42.90, encompasses any other forms of agglomerated wood waste and scrap not specifically classified as sawdust or shavings.

As a leaf node in the HTS classification, 4401.39.42.20 does not have further subcategories. The classification ends with the specific identification of agglomerated wood shavings. Therefore, accurate classification relies on confirming that the imported or exported material consists of wood shavings that have been agglomerated into logs, briquettes, pellets, or a similarly formed structure, and that it does not fit the definition of sawdust.