8208.30.00 - For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof

HTS code 8208.30.00 encompasses blades and cutting elements specifically designed for use in kitchen appliances or in machines operated within the food industry. This category includes cutting blades for devices such as food processors, blenders, meat grinders, and industrial food preparation machinery. Parts of these blades, when imported separately, are also classified under this heading, provided they are identifiable as components for such kitchen or food industry machinery.

This classification is distinguished from its siblings by its specialized application. Unlike 8208.10.00 for metalworking, 8208.20.00 for woodworking, or 8208.40 which pertains to agricultural, horticultural, or forestry machines, 8208.30.00 is exclusively for blades and their parts used in preparing or processing food. The sibling category 8208.90 covers all other cutting blades not falling into the aforementioned specific uses.

Within 8208.30.00, further subclassification is provided to refine the classification based on specific machine types. The subdivisions include 8208.30.00.30 for blades used in meat-slicing, meat-cutting, or meat-chopping machines, and 8208.30.00.60 for all other blades and parts intended for kitchen or general food industry machinery not explicitly enumerated. This detailed breakdown aids in accurate duty assessment and trade statistics.