Gallium Arsenide Wafer Slotting Grinder GS-450 from Japan
High-precision slotting grinder for creating flats on GaAs compound semiconductor boules, essential for wafer alignment in optoelectronic device fabrication. Material removal via diamond tooling on cermet composites meets HTS 8461.20 shaping criteria for semiconductor processing equipment.
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 compatibility and flat orientation standards; ensure ESD-safe components certification; provide evidence distinguishing from optical glass processing equipment