8437.90.00 - Parts

This HTS category, 8437.90.00, specifically covers "Parts" that are designed for use with machinery classified under heading 8437. This heading encompasses a range of equipment used in the agricultural and food processing industries, including machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading seed, grain, and dried leguminous vegetables, as well as machinery for milling or working cereals and dried leguminous vegetables. Therefore, this "Parts" category applies to components, accessories, or subassemblies that are integral to the functioning of these specified machines.

It is crucial to distinguish this category from its sibling categories, 8437.10.00.00 and 8437.80.00. While 8437.10.00.00 covers the complete machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading, and 8437.80.00 covers other complete machinery within heading 8437, this category is exclusively for the individual parts that make up these machines. Therefore, if an item is a complete, operational machine falling under 8437.10.00.00 or 8437.80.00, it would not be classified here. Conversely, if an item is a component intended for such machines, it would fall under 8437.90.00.

This classification further subdivides into two distinct subcategories to provide greater specificity. The first subcategory, 8437.90.00.10, is reserved for parts that are specifically designed for flour mill or grain mill machines. The second subcategory, 8437.90.00.90, is a residual category for all other parts that fall under 8437.90.00 but are not specifically identified as being for flour or grain mill machines, encompassing parts for cleaning, sorting, or grading machinery, and other related equipment.