8461.30.80.40 - Other, valued under $3,025 each 🖩

This HTS category, 8461.30.80.40, specifically covers "other" broaching machines that are neither used nor rebuilt and have an individual value of less than $3,025. Broaching machines are machine tools designed for removing material through the use of a cutting tool with a series of teeth, known as a broach. These machines are employed for creating intricate shapes, slots, keyways, or precise internal and external contours in workpieces. This classification captures new or otherwise unclassified broaching machines that do not meet the criteria of the sibling categories.

The primary distinction between this category and its siblings lies in the condition and value of the broaching machine. Sibling category 8461.30.80.20 is reserved for broaching machines that are explicitly identified as "used or rebuilt," indicating a prior operational history and potential restoration. In contrast, 8461.30.80.40 applies to broaching machines that are not in used or rebuilt condition. Furthermore, the specific value threshold of under $3,025 is a critical determinant for classification within this subcategory, differentiating it from potentially higher-valued machines within the broader "other" category.

As this HTS code represents a leaf node within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, there are no further subcategories branching from this classification. Therefore, the focus for classification purposes under 8461.30.80.40 rests entirely on accurately determining that the broaching machine is not used or rebuilt and that its individual value falls below the specified monetary threshold. Examples of items falling here would include brand new, lower-cost automated broaching machines or manual broaching presses not fitting the "used or rebuilt" description and valued under the stated amount.