Wafer Slicing Saw from China
Precision saw designed to slice thin wafers from monocrystalline semiconductor boules, such as silicon crystals produced by Czochralski method. Classified under HTS 8465.96.00 as a slicing machine for hard materials like semiconductor crystals, aligning with statistical notes for wafer preparation equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
19.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.157.5%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)
Import Tips
• Verify machine specifications confirm use for hard semiconductor materials to avoid reclassification to Chapter 84 general saws
• Include technical datasheets and end-use declarations for semiconductor fabrication to support correct HTS classification
• Ensure compliance with export controls on semiconductor equipment under BIS regulations