Stainless Steel Needle Valve for Float Zone Crystal Pullers from Germany
Precision hand-operated stainless steel needle valve for fine flow control of inert gases in float zone crystal pullers producing semiconductor boules. The stainless steel construction provides corrosion resistance in high-purity wafer manufacturing environments. Falls under 8481.80.50 as a hand-operated valve of other materials for semiconductor processing equipment.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Provide end-use statement linking valve to float zone equipment for statistical note compliance in semiconductor chapter
• Label with exact alloy composition (e.g
• 316L stainless) to distinguish from base metal classifications