Semiconductor Diffusion Furnace from China
Nonelectric industrial furnace for dopant diffusion into semiconductor wafers creating device junctions, using gas phase reactions in horizontal or vertical quartz tubes. Essential for bipolar and MOS device fabrication. Falls under 8417.80.00.00 as nonelectric furnace for semiconductor processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 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(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Certify quartz tube construction and gas flow systems as nonelectric heating; include dopant compatibility documentation
• Common error: classifying tube boats as separate parts excluded from this subheading