Float Zone Crystal Growth Turbine from Germany
Industrial gas turbine integrated into float zone equipment for producing high-purity monocrystalline semiconductor boules using zone melting techniques. Meets HTS 8411.81.80.10 criteria for semiconductor processing turbines under statistical note 1, with power ≤5,000 kW.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include float zone process specifications in entry docs; confirm turbine's dedicated semiconductor application; watch for reclassification if adaptable to non-semiconductor uses