Pneumatic Wafer Polishing Pencil from China
Precision pneumatic hand tool resembling a pencil for final polishing of semiconductor wafer surfaces before fabrication. Falls under HTS 8467.89.50.90 as other pneumatic tools for wafer polishers in semiconductor processing. Achieves mirror finish for device yield.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• Include polishing media specs in documentation; distinguish from jewelry polishers
• Customs often questions handheld precision claims—provide fab usage proof
• Abrasive compliance needed