4403.21.01.16 - Other

This category, HTS 4403.21.01.16, encompasses "Other" coniferous wood in the rough that meets specific dimensional and processing criteria. It includes items that are essentially a natural form of coniferous wood, stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. Crucially, the smallest cross-sectional dimension of these timbers must be 15 cm or greater, and they belong to the pine (Pinus spp.) genus. The "Other" designation signifies items that do not fit into more specific sub-classifications within this broad grouping.

To understand its scope, it is essential to distinguish this category from its siblings. HTS 4403.21.01.12 specifically covers telephone, telegraph, and electrical power poles, implying a finished or semi-finished state for these utility purposes. Similarly, HTS 4403.21.01.15 is designated for fence posts, indicating a specific end-use in agricultural or boundary fencing. Therefore, HTS 4403.21.01.16 is for coniferous pine timbers with the specified dimensions and rough squaring that are not intended for these particular, defined applications. Examples might include rough lumber for general construction purposes not yet cut to specific dimensions for poles or posts, or raw materials destined for further processing into other wood products.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification under this code relies on fulfilling all the preceding criteria: the material being coniferous wood of the pine genus, in the rough or roughly squared, with a smallest cross-sectional dimension of 15 cm or more, and not being telephone, telegraph, electrical power poles, or fence posts.