Anton Paar Multiwave 5000 Microwave Digestion System from United States
The Anton Paar Multiwave 5000 is a rotor-based laboratory microwave digestion system that uses dielectric loss heating to rapidly decompose samples for analytical chemistry. It is designed for high-throughput digestion of various matrices, including environmental, food, and pharmaceutical samples, under controlled temperature and pressure. This equipment falls under tariff item 8514.20.00 as a furnace or oven functioning by dielectric loss, specifically for laboratory use.
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Import Tips
• Ensure the product is declared as a laboratory microwave digestion system under 8514.20.00, and keep documentation proving its laboratory use to avoid misclassification as a consumer microwave
• Verify if the unit requires any electrical safety certifications (e.g
• CSA) before importation
• Consider using a customs broker familiar with scientific equipment to handle the CBSA classification