Other
Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles): > Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery: > Other > Other
Duty Rate (from China)
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
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Products classified under HTS 8448.20.50.90
Crystal Puller for Silicon Wafer Production
A Czochralski crystal puller used to grow monocrystalline silicon boules from which semiconductor wafers are sliced, classified under HTS 8448.20.50.90 as auxiliary machinery for machines of heading 8444 used in semiconductor material processing. It precisely controls pulling speed and temperature for pure crystal formation.
Wafer Slicing Diamond Saw
Precision diamond wire saw for slicing semiconductor wafers from silicon boules, functioning as auxiliary equipment for crystal growing machines of heading 8444. Falls under HTS 8448.20.50.90 as parts suitable solely for wafer preparation in semiconductor manufacturing.
Semiconductor Wafer Grinder
Automatic wafer grinder that processes sliced wafers to precise diameter and flatness specifications for semiconductor fabrication, classified as auxiliary machinery under HTS 8448.20.50.90 for heading 8444 equipment. Critical for achieving wafer tolerances of ±1 micron.
Crystal Boule Grinder
Precision grinder for shaping semiconductor crystal boules to exact wafer diameters (150mm-450mm), including flat grinding for conductivity indication. HTS 8448.20.50.90 classification as auxiliary for heading 8444 crystal pullers.
Wafer Lapping Machine
Double-sided lapping equipment that achieves semiconductor wafer flatness within 0.5 microns for fabrication readiness, serving as auxiliary machinery for heading 8444 wafer processing lines under HTS 8448.20.50.90.
Semiconductor Wafer Polisher
Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polisher for final semiconductor wafer surface preparation, achieving sub-nanometer roughness. Classified HTS 8448.20.50.90 as auxiliary for heading 8444 wafer fabrication preparation equipment.
Float Zone Crystal Furnace Auxiliary
RF power supply and zone control system auxiliary for float zone silicon crystal growth machines of heading 8444. HTS 8448.20.50.90 as parts suitable principally for semiconductor boule production equipment.
Wafer Edge Profiling Tool
Precision edge grinding attachment for semiconductor wafers preventing chipping during handling, auxiliary to heading 8444 wafer processing equipment under HTS 8448.20.50.90.
Boule Handling Manipulator
Precision robotic manipulator for transferring semiconductor crystal boules between crystal puller and grinding stations, classified HTS 8448.20.50.90 as auxiliary for heading 8444 equipment.