Semiconductor Wafer Slicing Saw Tool Holder from China

Special tool holder attachment for wafer slicing saws that cut monocrystalline boules into thin semiconductor wafers. It qualifies for HTS 8466.30.60.85 as a special attachment for machines in wafer preparation under statistical note (b)(ii)(B).

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.9%

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
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 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(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]

Import Tips

Document saw blade tolerances and wafer thickness specs to confirm classification

Avoid common error of classifying with general saw blades under 8202; must prove principal use with 8456-65 machines

Obtain BIS export control checks if dual-use tech applies to semiconductor fab equipment