Wafer Lapping Plate from Germany
Cast iron or ceramic lapping plate used in wafer grinders/lappers to achieve ultra-flat surfaces on semiconductor wafers before fabrication. HTS 8473.50.9000 classification due to principal use with 8471 semiconductor processing machines. Critical for wafer planarity specifications.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Require flatness specification documentation (bow/warp measurements); surface finish certification mandatory; consider conditioning slurry import separately