4416.00.60.10 - Staves

This HTS category, 4416.00.60.10, specifically covers "Staves," which are the curved, lengthwise planks used to construct the sides of barrels, casks, vats, and other coopered wooden containers. These are unfinished or partially processed pieces of wood intended for this specific manufacturing purpose, characterized by their shape and suitability for assembly into round or oval vessels.

It is important to distinguish staves from their sibling categories. While all fall under the broader heading for coopers' products, 4416.00.60.20 covers "Hoops," which are the bands (typically metal or wood) that encircle and hold the staves together to form the container. Similarly, 4416.00.60.30 covers "Tight barrelheads," which are the flat wooden discs that form the top and bottom closures of these containers. Therefore, staves represent the primary structural side components of these wooden vessels.

As this classification is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. The classification of goods under 4416.00.60.10 is determined by their form and intended use as distinct, individual components for cooperage, prior to their assembly into a complete barrel or cask.