8465.96.00.51 - Other

HTS 8465.96.00.51 classifies "Other" machines for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics, or similar hard materials, specifically those that perform splitting, slicing, or paring operations. These machines are designed to reduce the thickness or dimensions of the material by removing a layer, rather than cutting, shaping, or forming it into a distinct profile. Examples include machines used in the veneer industry for slicing logs into thin sheets, or machines for paring down leather or plastic components to a specific thickness.

This category is distinguished from its sibling, "For woodworking," by its specific operational function. While "For woodworking" would encompass a broader range of machines used to shape or cut wood (e.g., saws, routers, planers), HTS 8465.96.00.51 is strictly for those machines whose primary action is to split, slice, or pare material. The materials being worked are not limited to wood, but include other hard materials like bone, hard rubber, and hard plastics, differentiating it further from more specialized woodworking machinery.

As a leaf node in the HTS structure, this category represents a specific functional grouping. Therefore, there are no further subcategories. Classification within this code hinges on the machine's capacity to perform a splitting, slicing, or paring action on the specified hard materials, distinguishing it from other machine tools that perform different operations.