Gallium Arsenide Crystal Puller Gearbox from China
Gearbox assembly for pullers producing GaAs monocrystalline boules for compound semiconductor wafers. Under HTS 8431.10.0010 as 8425.11 machinery part, statistical note covering gallium arsenide materials.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include GaAs-specific resistivity specs to distinguish from silicon equipment
• Certify no dual-use in non-semiconductor crystal growth
• Avoid general gearbox classification by linking to statistical note (a)(i)