Deep UV Photolithography Etcher

Deep ultraviolet photon beam etcher for post-exposure bake and develop processes, removing photoresist material from patterned wafers. Falls under HTS 8456.12.90.00 as other photon beam-operated machine tools for semiconductor working. Supports sub-10nm node patterning.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China2.4%+35.0%37.4%
🇲🇽Mexico2.4%+10.0%12.4%
🇨🇦Canada2.4%+10.0%12.4%
🇩🇪Germany2.4%+10.0%12.4%
🇯🇵Japan2.4%+10.0%12.4%

Alternative Classifications

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9011.10.80.00Lower: 35% vs 37.4%

If compound semiconductor optical fab equipment

For gallium arsenide/compound wafer processing under statistical notes.

8479.89Lower: 12.5% vs 37.4%

If other semiconductor manufacturing machines

Catch-all for unspecified semiconductor processing if not clearly material removal.

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