8419.33.50.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 8419.33.50.00, encompasses "Other" lyophilization apparatus, freeze-drying units, and spray dryers. It is intended for equipment used in industrial or laboratory settings for removing moisture from materials by sublimation under vacuum (freeze-drying) or by atomizing liquid into a hot gas stream to achieve rapid drying (spray drying). The scope includes a wide array of such machinery, excluding those specifically designated for domestic purposes.

This classification is distinct from its sibling category, 8419.33.10.00, which is specifically reserved for lyophilisation apparatus, freeze-drying units, and spray dryers designed and utilized for agricultural products. Therefore, 8419.33.50.00 applies to equipment processing materials beyond the agricultural sector, such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food ingredients (other than primary agricultural products), biological samples, and other specialized industrial or scientific applications.

As this is a terminal node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Classification within 8419.33.50.00 is determined by the exclusion of agricultural product dryers and the general functional description of lyophilization or spray drying machinery within industrial and laboratory contexts. The key differentiator from the sibling category lies solely in the intended application and processed material.