Recordable DVD Metallizer Sputtering System from Japan
Magnetron sputtering machine depositing semi-reflective gold/silver alloys onto DVD+R/-R discs for laser recording sensitivity. HTS 8479.89.8300 covers this vacuum thin-film deposition equipment for optical media production.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Document target material composition (Ag-Au alloys) for recordable layer verification
• Vacuum pump certifications required for cleanroom compatibility declarations
• Avoid declaring as semiconductor sputterer per statistical note exclusions