Zinc Telluride Crystals from Mexico
Zinc telluride is a semiconductor compound grown into crystals for infrared detector applications and thermoelectric devices. Classified under HTS 2842.90.90.10 as a telluride salt of an inorganic base per Chapter 28 notes. It meets the criteria for chemically defined metal tellurides excluding complex cyanates.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include certificates of analysis confirming composition; comply with ITAR if for defense applications
• Avoid delays by distinguishing from optical elements under Chapter 90