Wafer Lapping Machine Facility Wheel from Germany
Heavy load-bearing road wheel for intrafacility transport of wafer lapping machines that achieve critical surface flatness for semiconductor fabrication. HTS 8431.49.90.84 specifically covers these road wheels for heading 8430 machinery.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Section 232: derivative steel (c)(xi), product of AR/EC/SV/GT/JP/KR/LI/CH/TW/GB/EU — 15%
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document cleanroom classification (ISO standards) to substantiate semiconductor end-use
• Calculate duties based on complete wheel assembly value, not component materials
• Consider bonded warehouse entry for wheels awaiting specific machinery import