8437.80.00.10 - Flour mill and grain mill machines 🖩
Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Unit of Quantity | No. |
| General Rate of Duty (Column 1 - General) | Free |
| Special Rate of Duty (Column 1 - Special) | N/A |
| Column 2 Rate of Duty | 35% |
| Quota Quantity | N/A |
| Additional Duties | N/A |
Overview
This HTS category, 8437.80.00.10, specifically encompasses flour mill and grain mill machines. These are machines designed for the primary purpose of processing grains into flour or other milled products. This includes equipment such as roller mills, hammer mills, impact mills, and stone grinding mills that are integral to the milling industry for cereals like wheat, corn, rice, and barley, as well as dried leguminous vegetables.
Distinguishing this category from its sibling, 8437.80.00.90, is crucial. While both fall under "Other machinery" within the milling and cereal working sector, this particular subheading is reserved solely for machines directly involved in the milling process itself. The sibling category, 8437.80.00.90, covers other types of machinery used in the milling industry that are not explicitly flour or grain mills, such as sieving machines, destoners, or cleaning machines that may operate in conjunction with but are not the core milling apparatus.
As a leaf node within the HTS structure, this category does not have further subcategories. Therefore, classification within 8437.80.00.10 relies on the definitive function of the machinery being for the reduction of grains to flour or meal. Essential classification criteria will focus on the mechanical action employed (grinding, crushing, pulverizing) and the intended output of the processed product, which must be a milled grain derivative.