7102.21.30.00 - Simply sawn, cleaved or bruted

This HTS category, 7102.21.30.00, specifically covers industrial diamonds that have undergone initial stages of working but are not yet fully cut or polished. This includes diamonds that have been simply sawn, cleaved, or bruted. "Simply sawn" refers to diamonds cut by sawing to roughly shape. "Cleaved" describes diamonds broken along their natural cleavage planes to achieve a more manageable form. "Bruted" diamonds are those that have been chipped or fractured into a rough, irregular shape, often achieved by striking the diamond with another diamond or a tool. The key characteristic is that these diamonds retain a significant degree of their original rough form and are intended for industrial applications rather than for use as gemstones.

This classification is distinct from its sibling category, 7102.21.40.00, which covers "Other" industrial diamonds. While 7102.21.30.00 is precise about the initial working methods (sawn, cleaved, or bruted), the "Other" category would encompass industrial diamonds that might have undergone other forms of initial shaping or preparation not specifically listed, or perhaps those that fall through a less precise initial grading for industrial use. The distinction lies in the explicit definition of the physical transformation applied.

As a leaf node in the HTS classification system, this category does not have subcategories. Therefore, classification into 7102.21.30.00 relies solely on the accurate identification of industrial diamonds that have been processed only to the extent of being sawn, cleaved, or bruted, and are not yet mounted or set, nor have undergone further cutting or polishing for gemstone purposes. The focus remains on the raw, industrially oriented state of the diamond after these basic preliminary working processes.