8434.10.00.00 - Milking machines

This category, HTS Code 8434.10.00.00, specifically encompasses milking machines. These are mechanical devices designed for the automated extraction of milk from livestock, primarily cows, but also potentially other ruminants such as goats and sheep. The classification covers the complete units of such machinery, including their primary components and any integrated apparatus directly involved in the milking process itself, such as teat cups, pulsation systems, and vacuum pumps integral to the milking function.

It is crucial to distinguish this category from its sibling, 8434.20.00.00, which covers broader "Dairy machinery." While milking machines are a type of dairy machinery, this sibling category is reserved for other appliances used in the processing of milk and dairy products *after* milking, such as cream separators, butter-making machines, cheese-making equipment, or pasteurizers. Therefore, HTS 8434.10.00.00 is narrowly focused on the act of milk extraction from animals.

As a leaf node, HTS Code 8434.10.00.00 does not have further subcategories. The classification is intended to capture all types of dedicated milking machines, regardless of their specific design or operational capacity, provided their primary function is the mechanical milking of livestock. Any parts or components that are exclusively designed for and utilized in the manufacture or repair of milking machines, but are not complete machines themselves, would typically be classified under the sibling category 8434.90.00.00.