8436.99.00.30 - Of bee-keeping machinery

This HTS category, 8436.99.00.30, specifically encompasses parts and accessories intended for use with bee-keeping machinery. This includes components for equipment designed for various apicultural activities, such as honey extraction, hive management, comb production, and other specialized tasks related to the care and operation of bee colonies. The emphasis is on articles that are integral to the functioning of machinery dedicated to apiculture.

In contrast to its siblings, this category is distinct from parts of forestry machinery (8436.99.00.20), which are associated with timber harvesting and forest management. It also differs from parts of machinery for preparing animal feeds (8436.99.00.35), which relate to the processing of feedstuffs for livestock. The defining characteristic of this classification is its exclusive application to the machinery used in the practice of beekeeping.

As a leaf node, this category does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, classification within 8436.99.00.30 relies on determining that a particular part or accessory is specifically designed for and solely usable with machinery whose primary function is apiculture. This could include items like specialized frames for extractors, parts for uncapping machines, or components for automated hive monitoring systems, provided they meet the criteria of being exclusively for bee-keeping machinery.