8445.90.00.00/Float Zone Crystal Grower/Japan

Float Zone Crystal Grower from Japan

Equipment that uses the float zone method to purify and grow monocrystalline semiconductor boules by melting a narrow zone of polycrystalline rod with RF heating. Classified in HTS 8445.90.00.00 as other machinery for producing 'yarn-like' semiconductor crystals from raw material, per statistical notes for wafer manufacturing.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Include process flow diagrams showing integration into wafer fab prep line for proper HTS verification

• Label as 'semiconductor crystal growth equipment' to align with statistical note (a)(i)