Barium Aluminate Crystals from China
Synthetic barium aluminate (BaAl2O4) single crystals grown via Czochralski method for laser host materials and scintillators. Falls under HTS 2841.90.40.00 as aluminate salts, provided unworked per Chapter notes (not optical elements 9001). Imported as cylindrical boules.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.1%
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Growth method and purity (>99.99%) certification required; declare as semiconductor material if doped
• Pitfall: cut wafers shift to 3818
• Export license may apply for dual-use tech