Float Zone Crystal Grower from Mexico
Electromechanical apparatus employing the float zone method to produce high-purity monocrystalline silicon rods by melting and recrystallizing a polycrystalline rod using RF heating and motorized zone travel. Critical for semiconductor wafer production with self-contained motors for precise positioning. Falls under HTS 8479.89.65.00 as other semiconductor manufacturing equipment with electric motor.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Section 232: ag equipment + residential HVAC, MFN<15% — 15% ceiling (Annex III addition)
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include process flow diagrams showing semiconductor end-use to support 8479 classification
• Label components separately if imported as kits to avoid set classification issues
• Check for EAR/ITAR restrictions on RF heating components used in crystal growth