Gallium Arsenide Wafer Grinder Pneumatic Drive from China
Linear pneumatic drive system for gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer grinders used in compound semiconductor device fabrication. HTS 8412.90.9025 classification for linear acting pneumatic motors in wafer preparation equipment handling brittle GaAs material. Specialized contamination control design.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Document GaAs contamination control (arsenic handling) and fragility specs; include III-V semiconductor end-use statement
• Prevent misclassification as general semiconductor equipment