Float Zone Crystal Grower from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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