Gallium Arsenide Boule Caster from Japan
Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski (LEC) casting machine for growing GaAs compound semiconductor boules used in optoelectronics. HTS 8454.30.00 covers such metallurgy casting machines for processing gallium arsenide per statistical notes.
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
• Specify GaAs growth method in import declarations
• Hazardous material handling certs required for arsenic compounds
• Avoid general furnace classification