Float Zone Crystal Cooling Trough from Germany
Liquid-cooled trough system for float zone silicon crystal growth, rapidly quenching the molten zone to form defect-free monocrystalline ingots for wafer slicing. HTS 8419.89.9540 for specialized cooling in semiconductor boule manufacturing. Matches statistical note (a)(i).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Provide float zone furnace integration drawings and cooling gradient specifications
• Distinguish from general industrial cooling towers via semiconductor boule dimensions