Cast Iron Compressor Housing for Wafer Slicing Saw Vacuum Systems from Mexico
Heavy-duty cast iron housing for the vacuum compressor that maintains pressure during diamond wafer slicing saws cutting semiconductor boules into wafers. HTS 8414.90.41.65 covers this as a compressor part for wafer preparation equipment under statistical note (a)(ii)(B).
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide specifications showing vibration-dampening properties required for precision wafer slicing operations
• Include photos/drawings showing mounting interfaces specific to wafer saw vacuum systems
• Avoid misclassification by documenting exclusion from Chapter 84 headings for cutting tools