Float Zone Crystal Cooling Trough from Japan
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 — 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%
Import Tips
• Provide float zone furnace integration drawings and cooling gradient specifications
• Distinguish from general industrial cooling towers via semiconductor boule dimensions