4403.22.01.16 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 4403.22.01.16, encompasses other coniferous wood in the rough, specifically of pine (Pinus spp.), that has been roughly squared or is in its natural form without bark or sapwood, and is intended for purposes not otherwise specified under poles, piles, or posts. These are raw wood materials that do not fit the more specific uses of electrical poles or fence posts, highlighting their diverse, general-purpose application in their unshaped, squared, or roughly worked state.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, 4403.22.01.12 (Telephone, telegraph and electrical power poles) and 4403.22.01.15 (Fence posts), is crucial. While those categories are defined by their specific end-use in infrastructure and agricultural fencing, respectively, this "Other" category applies to pine wood that might be destined for general construction, manufacturing, or other applications that do not align with the specialized functions of poles or posts. The material is still raw and roughly worked, but its intended use is broader and less defined than its counterparts.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification under 4403.22.01.16 therefore relies on a thorough examination of the wood's origin (coniferous, specifically pine), its form (in the rough, stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared), and the absence of specific, designated uses that would place it in a more precise subcategory at this level. The key differentiator is therefore the lack of a specific, codified end-use for the raw pine wood.