Gallium Arsenide Wafer Prep Vacuum Pump from Mexico
Specialized vacuum pump for preparation equipment handling gallium arsenide semiconductor wafers, explicitly mentioned in statistical notes. Used in grinding, slicing, and polishing of GaAs boules for compound semiconductor devices. Classified under HTS 8414.90.91 as parts for semiconductor wafer manufacturing equipment.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
• Explicitly reference gallium arsenide compatibility in technical specifications per statistical notes
• Document differences from silicon processing (brittle material handling) for classification