Silicon Carbide Coated Ball Bearing Race from China
Inner race with SiC plasma coating for particle-free operation in semiconductor lapping equipment. Extends life 5x over uncoated steel in slurry environments. Remains HTS 8482.99.05.00 as base steel ring for ball bearings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44.9%
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
• Classify by substrate material (steel), not coating; provide coating thickness specs
• Test coating adhesion per ASTM standards for CBP verification
• Note slurry compatibility (colloidal silica) for end-use documentation