High-Purity Cadmium Sulfide for Semiconductors from China
Ultra-high purity (6N) cadmium sulfide crystals or powder for manufacturing II-VI compound semiconductors like CdS photodetectors. Falls under HTS 2830.90.20.00 as chemically defined cadmium sulfide. Not doped or wafer-formed, qualifying for Chapter 28.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include lot-specific purity certificates; customs may test for semiconductor-grade specs
• Declare end-use as inorganic compound, not electronic component, to prevent shift to Chapter 85
• Comply with Wassenaar Arrangement export controls if high-purity suggests dual-use tech