8214.90.60.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS classification, 8214.90.60.00, encompasses "other" cleavers and similar bladed articles not specifically enumerated elsewhere within heading 8214. This category primarily includes cleavers and similar cutting tools designed for heavy-duty chopping, mincing, or cleaving, which are not otherwise classified. Examples may include butcher's cleavers, kitchen cleavers for general use, and mincing knives, provided they do not fall under more specific subheadings. The classification hinges on the tool's primary function as a cleaver or a similar heavy cutting implement.

This subheading distinguishes itself from its sibling, 8214.90.30.00, by its exclusion of cleavers that are specifically presented "with their handles." Therefore, 8214.90.60.00 is intended for cleavers and similar implements where the handle is either absent, detachable, or not a defining characteristic for classification at the sibling level. The absence of a permanently affixed or integral handle can be a key differentiator, directing classification to this residual category.

As this is a terminal node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. The classification of an item under 8214.90.60.00 is definitive once it has been determined to be a cleaver or a similar cutting implement and has been excluded from more specific classifications within heading 8214, particularly those with explicit mention of accompanying handles.