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Wafer Slicing Saw Blade Mold from Japan

Precision mold for manufacturing diamond-impregnated saw blades used to slice semiconductor wafers from silicon boules. Falls under HTS 8480.49.0090 as other molds for metal carbides in wafer manufacturing equipment.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide evidence of use in wafer slicing saws per statistical note (b)

• Specify carbide substrate materials in import documentation