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Stainless Steel Butterfly Valve 2-inch Wafer Style from Germany

A hand-operated stainless steel butterfly valve designed for wafer mounting between flanges in semiconductor wafer processing lines. It features a disc that rotates to control flow of gases or liquids used in crystal growth and wafer preparation equipment. Classified under HTS 8481.80.3075 as a hand-operated steel butterfly type valve for precise flow regulation in high-purity environments.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

15.6%

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

Verify material certification for stainless steel grades suitable for semiconductor cleanrooms to meet purity standards

Include pressure and temperature ratings in documentation to confirm hand-operated classification

Avoid misclassification as automated valves by specifying manual actuation mechanism