Float Zone Melting Furnace from Japan
Non-electric furnace employing float zone technique to purify and grow silicon crystals by localized melting and resolidification of metal rods. Classified in HTS 8417.10.00.00 for its role in heat treatment and melting of semiconductor metals.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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