High-Purity Germanium Bar from China
Rectangular germanium bar refined to 99.9999% purity for slicing into wafers. Falls under HTS 8112.99.10.00 as unwrought germanium bars. Critical for detector-grade semiconductors in astrophysics and security.
Duty Rate — China → United States
29.4%
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit third-party assay certificates confirming germanium dominance per alloy note
• For detector use, note ITAR/EAR implications even for raw material