8487.90.00.80 - Other

This HTS classification, 8487.90.00.80, covers "Other" machinery parts that are not specifically provided for elsewhere in Chapter 84 and do not contain electrical components. This residual category serves as a catch-all for miscellaneous mechanical parts used in machinery and appliances falling under Section XVI. These parts are typically characterized by their mechanical function and exclusion of any electrical or electronic features, such as connectors, insulators, coils, or contacts.

It is important to distinguish this "Other" category from its sibling, 8487.90.00.40, which specifically enumerates "Oil seals, other than those of chapter 40." While both are parts for machinery and are not elsewhere specified, the sibling category has a defined product type (oil seals), whereas 8487.90.00.80 encompasses all other non-electrical, non-specifically classified mechanical parts. Examples of items that would fall under this broad "Other" category include specialized gears, linkages, housings, bearings (if not otherwise classified by material in other chapters), and non-electrical levers, provided they do not meet the criteria for other more specific headings or subheadings within Chapter 84.

As this node is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification into 8487.90.00.80 hinges on the determination that a particular machinery part is not classifiable under any other more specific provision within Chapter 84 or other relevant chapters of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and importantly, that it lacks any electrical characteristics. The general principles of the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System, particularly Rule 3, should be applied to ensure correct classification when multiple potential headings exist.