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Gallium Arsenide Wafer Grinder from China

Specialized grinder for back-thinning compound semiconductor wafers (GaAs) to precise thicknesses for optoelectronic applications. Fits HTS 8474.80.0015 as grinding machinery for solid mineral semiconductor substances.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.5%

Rate breakdown

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]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Specify material hardness compatibility (GaAs is brittle vs. silicon)

Include handling system specs for fragile compound wafers

Avoid general classification by documenting III-V semiconductor applications