8421.12.00.00 - Clothes-dryers

Category 8421.12.00.00 specifically classifies clothes-dryers. These are machines designed for the purpose of removing moisture from textiles and clothing after washing, utilizing mechanical action (tumbling, spinning) and often heat. This category encompasses both domestic and commercial laundry dryers that operate on the principle of centrifugal force or air circulation to achieve drying.

This classification is distinct from its sibling category, 8421.11.00.00, which covers cream separators. While both are types of centrifuges, cream separators are specialized for the separation of fat from milk, whereas clothes-dryers are solely intended for the drying of fabrics. Category 8421.19.00.00, "Other," serves as a residual category for centrifuges and centrifugal dryers not specifically provided for elsewhere within subheading 8421.1.

As a leaf node, 8421.12.00.00 does not have further subcategories. Classification within this code is determined by the primary function of the appliance, which must be the drying of clothes through mechanical and/or thermal means. Appliances with secondary drying functions or those designed for other textile processing operations would fall under different classifications.