Helium Liquefaction Plant with Plate-Fin HX

Industrial system for liquefying helium gas employing multiple brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers in a Claude cycle configuration for superconducting applications. HTS 8419.60.10.00 classification applies due to the integral brazed plate-fin exchangers performing the essential gas cooling and liquefaction functions.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China4.2%+35.0%39.2%
🇲🇽Mexico4.2%+10.0%14.2%
🇨🇦Canada4.2%+10.0%14.2%
🇩🇪Germany4.2%+10.0%14.2%
🇯🇵Japan4.2%+10.0%14.2%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8419.60.50.00Lower: 35% vs 39.2%

If using coil-wound heat exchanger technology

Helium liquefiers with traditional coil-wound exchangers classify under the general gas liquefaction provision.

8479.82.00Lower: 35% vs 39.2%

If incorporating vacuum mixing chambers as primary function

Machinery mixing gases with vacuum chambers for liquefaction may classify under vacuum apparatus provisions.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include cycle diagrams showing plate-fin exchanger integration to distinguish from coil-wound helium systems

Certify purity levels and leak test results as helium systems require extreme vacuum integrity documentation

Declare as complete machinery, not parts, to avoid separate classification under 8419.90

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