Float Zone Crystal Grower Forged Steel Support Shaft from China
A forged steel shaft designed for float zone crystal growers in semiconductor material processing equipment of heading 8426. It rotates and supports the polycrystalline rod during zone melting to produce high-purity monocrystalline silicon. Falls under 8431.49.90.81 as a steel forging part specific to wafer manufacturing apparatus.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0125%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]
Import Tips
• Provide manufacturer specs linking the shaft to float zone methods per statistical note (a)(i) for clean classification
• Ensure no secondary machining has occurred, as finished shafts may shift to other part subheadings
• Document vacuum/heat resistance ratings to prove semiconductor end-use and avoid general machinery classification