Float Zone Optical Fiber Preform Grower from China
A float zone machine employs zone melting to produce ultra-pure silica rods or boules for optical fiber preforms by floating a molten zone along a polycrystalline rod. It achieves higher purity than Czochralski for low-loss fibers. Falls under HTS 8475.21.00.00 for specialized optical fiber preform production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
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]
Import Tips
• Include process diagrams showing zone melting for fiber-grade silica to distinguish from semiconductor crystal growers
• Label as 'optical fiber preform equipment' clearly; mislabeling risks reclassification to semiconductor machinery
• Check for dual-use restrictions on high-purity melting tech under export control regulations