Float Zone Crystal Grower from Germany
Float zone crystal growers produce high-purity silicon crystals using the float zone method, melting and recrystallizing a polycrystalline rod. Classified under HTS 8474.80.0080 for processing semiconductor materials in solid form via heating and zone refining techniques akin to mineral grinding. Critical for oxygen-free silicon wafers.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include process flow diagrams showing solid mineral substance transformation
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