Czochralski Crystal Puller from Canada
A machine used to produce monocrystalline silicon boules by the Czochralski method for semiconductor wafer manufacturing. It falls under HTS 8479.90.95 as a specialized semiconductor manufacturing machine not specified elsewhere in Chapter 84. This equipment is critical for growing high-purity crystals from which wafers are sliced.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
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
• Verify equipment qualifies under statistical note for semiconductor manufacturing to avoid misclassification into general machinery
• Provide detailed technical specs and end-use certificates proving use in silicon crystal growth