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Stainless Steel Butterfly Valve 2-inch Wafer Style from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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