8208.20.00 - For wood working, and parts thereof

This HTS category, 8208.20.00, specifically covers cutting blades and knives, along with their parts, designed for woodworking machinery and mechanical appliances. This includes blades used in saws, planers, routers, jointers, and other equipment integral to the processing and shaping of wood. The primary function of these articles is to cut, slice, or shave wood material.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, 8208.10.00 pertains to blades for metalworking, while 8208.30.00 applies to blades for kitchen or food industry machinery. Furthermore, 8208.40 covers blades for agricultural, horticultural, or forestry machines, and 8208.90 encompasses all other miscellaneous cutting blades not otherwise specified. Therefore, 8208.20.00 is exclusively dedicated to those intended for wood processing applications.

The subcategories within 8208.20.00 provide further specificity based on length and machine type. 8208.20.00.30 denotes blades exceeding 73.7 cm in length, specifically designated for veneer-cutting machines, a process requiring particularly long blades. Similarly, 8208.20.00.60 classifies blades over 15.2 cm in length intended for wood-chipper machines, highlighting their application in size reduction. The residual category, 8208.20.00.90, accounts for all other woodworking blades and any parts thereof that do not meet the specific length and machine criteria of the preceding subheadings.