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Aluminum Alloy Wafer Slicing Saw Coolant Valve Body from Japan

Anodized aluminum valve body used in coolant control systems for wafer slicing saws that cut monocrystalline semiconductor boules into wafers. Classified under HTS 8481.90.9060 as a valve body part essential for precise fluid management in semiconductor wafer preparation equipment. It withstands the abrasive slurries used in diamond saw slicing processes.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

25%

Rate breakdown

9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide slurry compatibility test reports to confirm suitability for semiconductor wafer prep equipment

• Label with exact alloy composition to prevent misclassification as general machinery parts