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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)