4409.22.05.60 - Other

This HTS category, 4409.22.05.60, encompasses "Other" wood continuously shaped along its ends, and potentially also its edges or faces, that are not specifically identified by species within the preceding subcategories. These are nonconiferous woods originating from tropical regions and are presented in a finished state, meaning they may be planed, sanded, or end-jointed. The key characteristic is the end-matching, making them suitable for flooring installations where planks interlock at their ends for a seamless fit.

This classification serves as a residual category for tropical, end-matched, continuously shaped wood flooring. It distinguishes itself from its siblings by not being specific to species like Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry), Ipé (Brazilian walnut), Santos mahogany (Cabreuva), or Cumaru (Brazilian teak). If a particular tropical wood flooring product meets the criteria of being continuously shaped along its ends and is not listed by its specific species name in the preceding HTS codes, it would fall under this "Other" designation.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification into this specific code is determined by the absence of a more precise classification for end-matched tropical wood flooring based on its species. Therefore, the practical application of this code relies on identifying the wood as tropical, end-matched, and continuously shaped, and then confirming it does not fit into any of the species-specific categories listed prior.