Czochralski Crystal Puller Crucible from China
A high-purity graphite or quartz crucible used in Czochralski crystal growers to melt semiconductor materials like silicon for producing monocrystalline boules. It falls under HTS 8487.90.0080 as a specialized part of semiconductor wafer manufacturing machinery, not containing electrical features and not specified elsewhere. This component is essential for the initial growth stage in semiconductor processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.9%
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
• Verify material purity certification to ensure classification as semiconductor machinery part; impure versions may shift to general machinery parts
• Include detailed equipment blueprints showing integration to avoid misclassification under broader 8487 categories