Wafer Slicing Diamond Wire Guide from Japan
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 — Japan → 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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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