Gallium Arsenide Wafer Freezer Unit from Germany
Rapid freezer for GaAs wafers maintaining -80°C storage to preserve epitaxial structures before device fabrication. Prevents dopant diffusion during handling. HTS 8418.99.8060 per statistical note semiconductor materials.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Include wafer carrier capacity specs; certify GaAs epiwafer compatibility
• Common error: general laboratory freezer under 8418.40