Float Zone Crystal Grower from China
Equipment employing the float zone method to produce extremely pure monocrystalline semiconductor boules in a controlled glass envelope environment for electronic tubes and lamps. Falls under HTS 8475.10.00.00 due to its role in assembling semiconductor material within glass envelopes during the growth process for lamp/tube production.
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
• Include process flow diagrams showing glass envelope containment to justify lamp assembly classification
• Label as 'semiconductor material processing for glass-enclosed devices' to distinguish from general Chapter 90 testing equipment