Czochralski Crystal Puller from China
A machine used to produce monocrystalline silicon boules by slowly pulling a seed crystal from molten silicon in the Czochralski method. It is classified under HTS 8479.89.95.99 as semiconductor manufacturing equipment for growing semiconductor materials, not specified elsewhere in Chapter 84. Essential for wafer production in semiconductor fabrication.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide detailed technical specs and end-use statements confirming semiconductor manufacturing to avoid misclassification as general machinery
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