4419.20.10.00 - Forks and spoons

This HTS category, 4419.20.10.00, specifically classifies wooden forks and spoons. These are utensils designed for eating or serving food, crafted entirely or predominantly from wood, and are intended for use as tableware. The classification emphasizes the primary function of these items as cutlery, differentiating them from other wooden articles.

At the same level, the sibling category 4419.20.90.00 covers "Other" wooden tableware and kitchenware not specifically identified as forks and spoons. This means that while both fall under wooden tableware and are of tropical wood, 4419.20.10.00 is exclusively for forks and spoons, whereas the sibling category would encompass items like wooden bowls, plates, ladles, or spatulas made from tropical wood.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification is definitive for wooden forks and spoons of tropical wood, and any other wooden items of a similar nature, including those for general kitchen use, would be classified under the adjacent "Other" provision. The defining characteristic for this specific code remains the form and function of the article as a fork or spoon.