8462.51.00.80 - Other

HTS code 8462.51.00.80, under the broad category of machine tools for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching, or nibbling, specifically pertains to "other" numerically controlled machines within this group. These machines are designed for the automated processing of metal tubes, pipes, hollow sections, and bars through operations such as cutting, shaping, or forming, driven by numerical control systems. This ensures precise and repeatable operations based on programmed instructions.

This classification distinguishes itself from its sibling, 8462.51.00.40, which exclusively covers used or rebuilt numerically controlled machines for the same metalworking applications. While both fall under the umbrella of numerically controlled tube, pipe, hollow section, and bar working machinery, 8462.51.00.80 applies to new or otherwise unspecified machines not falling under the "used or rebuilt" designation. The core functional capabilities and the method of automation (numerical control) are shared, but the condition of the machinery is the key differentiator.

As a leaf node, this category does not have further subcategories. Therefore, the focus for classification within 8462.51.00.80 is on identifying that the machine is numerically controlled, capable of working metal tubes, pipes, hollow sections, and bars, and is not otherwise specified as used or rebuilt. Classification hinges on the machine's ability to perform the specified metalworking operations under programmed numerical control, excluding those explicitly classified as used or rebuilt.