Wafer Lapping Machine Carrier Plate from Mexico
Thin stainless steel carrier holding individual wafers between lapping plates during simultaneous thickness reduction. Classified under HTS 8431.49.10.80 as part of heading 8426 semiconductor lapping equipment.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Specify wafer pocket diameter and thickness tolerance; declare material (316L stainless typical); track flatness specs