Float Zone Crystal Grower Inlet Valve from China
Specialized inlet valve for vacuum-sealed float zone crystal growers producing high-purity silicon ingots from polycrystalline rods. HTS 8481.90.9085 covers it as 'other' valve parts for semiconductor crystal growth per statistical note (a)(i). Ensures contamination-free operation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Submit statistical note references in entry docs to link valve to float zone methods and prevent reclassification
• Test for helium leak rates (<10^-9 atm cc/sec) and document for customs verification