Wafer Slicing Diamond Wire Guide from Germany
Precision ceramic or carbide guide attachment that mounts on wafer slicing saws (heading 8429) to tension and direct diamond-impregnated wire during kerfless slicing of silicon boules into wafers. Ensures uniform wafer thickness for semiconductor fabrication. Falls under 8431.49.9020 as an other mounting attachment.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Derivative steel articles the product of Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, or a member nation of the European Union, as provided for in subdivision (c)(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
• Document diamond wire compatibility and saw model numbers for binding ruling requests
• Use HTSUS explanatory notes references in entry summary to justify 8431 classification