8462.69.80.60 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 8462.69.80.60, encompasses "Other" cold metal working presses. Following the established hierarchy, these are presses designed for shaping metal without pre-heating, which do not fit into the more specifically defined subcategories within the "Cold metal working presses" heading. This classification captures presses with unique operational features or configurations not explicitly listed elsewhere, provided they function through cold working methods such as bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching, or nibbling, and are not for working by forging, hammering, or die forging.

The key distinction of this subcategory from its siblings, 8462.69.80.10 ("Used or rebuilt") and 8462.69.80.20 ("Other, valued under $3,025 each"), lies in its residual nature and the absence of specific conditions related to prior use or monetary value. While those sibling categories address the condition or price point of otherwise classifiable cold metal working presses, 8462.69.80.60 serves as a catch-all for new, full-price cold metal working presses that do not meet the criteria for more granular classifications within this section. It is important to note that classification here is based on the inherent characteristics and intended use of the press, independent of its purchase price or previous service history.

As this node represents a leaf in the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification within 8462.69.80.60 depends on a thorough review of the press's technical specifications, operational capabilities, and absence from more narrowly defined categories under heading 8462. The absence of specific exclusion criteria under the parent headings, combined with its exclusion from the "Used or rebuilt" and "valued under $3,025 each" designations, directs the classification to this residual category.