Stainless Steel Needle Valve for Float Zone Crystal Pullers from Japan
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 — 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
• 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