8462.39.00.10 - Used or rebuilt

This HTS classification, 8462.39.00.10, specifically covers used or rebuilt machinery and mechanical appliances designed for working metal by slitting, cutting to length, or other shearing operations on flat metal products. It excludes presses and combined punching and shearing machines, focusing on equipment that performs these precise cutting functions without the pressing action typically associated with other metalworking machines. The "Used or rebuilt" designation is a critical differentiator, indicating that the condition of the machinery dictates its classification under this code.

This category is distinguished from its siblings, 8462.39.00.20 (Other, valued under $3,025 each) and 8462.39.00.50 (Other), by the explicit requirement that the machinery be either used or rebuilt. While these other categories also fall under the broader umbrella of "Other" shearing machines for flat products, they do not specifically address the condition of the machinery. Therefore, the primary determinant for classifying under 8462.39.00.10 is the pre-owned or refurbished status of the metal shearing equipment, irrespective of its value or any specific limitations on its capabilities beyond those already established by the parent headings.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories that subdivide this specific classification. All qualifying used or rebuilt slitting lines, cut-to-length lines, and other shearing machines for flat products, that are not presses or combined punching and shearing machines, will fall under this single code. Classification thus relies solely on confirming the machinery's function and its used or rebuilt condition.