Wafer Lapping Machine from China
Equipment that lap semiconductor wafers to achieve precise flatness and thickness uniformity using abrasive slurries and temperature-controlled platens. Classified in HTS 8419.89.95.85 for wafer preparation involving material treatment by temperature change on other semiconductor materials.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Import Tips
• Document flatness specifications (bow/warp <1μm) to confirm wafer prep classification
• Include platen temperature control evidence to qualify under temperature treatment heading
• Beware bulk lappers without semiconductor tolerances shifting to 8460 grinding machines