High-Speed Spindle Ball Bearing from Japan
ABEC-9 precision ball bearing for high RPM spindles in float zone crystal pullers for semiconductor boule production. Classified HTS 8482.10.50 as other ball bearings due to specialized tolerances. Enables stable rotation during monocrystalline silicon growth.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide ABEC/ISO precision class certification; essential for 'other' classification justification
• Check Section 301 tariffs if from China
• Pitfall: classifying based on general machine use rather than semiconductor specificity