8436.10.00.00 - Machinery for preparing animal feeds

This HTS category, 8436.10.00.00, specifically encompasses machinery designed for the preparation of animal feeds. This includes equipment used in processes such as grinding, mixing, pelleting, or otherwise processing raw ingredients into finished animal feed. The primary function of these machines is to convert agricultural commodities or by-products into a form suitable and nutritious for consumption by livestock, poultry, or aquaculture. Examples include hammer mills, feed mixers, pellet mills, and grinding machines specifically configured for feed production.

Within Chapter 84, this subheading is distinct from other agricultural machinery. For instance, it differs from poultry-keeping machinery (8436.2x) which focuses on housing, feeding, and environmental control for birds, and from other general agricultural machinery (8436.80) which may perform a broader range of tasks not directly related to feed preparation. The defining characteristic of goods classified here is their direct role in the mechanical or thermal processing of feed ingredients.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification structure, there are no further subcategories. Classification within 8436.10.00.00 is therefore dependent on the machine's primary function and construction, which must clearly indicate its purpose in preparing animal feeds. If a machine has multiple functions, its classification will be determined by its principal use or the most significant operative component.