Gallium Arsenide Boule Grinder from Japan
Specialized grinder for GaAs compound semiconductor boules, achieving dimensional tolerances for wafer production. Classified in 8464.90.0120 as processing semiconductor materials like ceramics/minerals. Handles brittle III-V materials requiring diamond tooling.
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
• Provide GaAs-specific tooling certifications for duty preference claims
• Hazardous material declarations required for arsenic compounds
• Avoid misclassification by specifying 'cold working' non-glass functions