Float Zone Crystal Grower Quartz Crucible from China
High-purity quartz crucible used in float zone crystal growers to contain molten silicon during the zone refining process for semiconductor material production. This non-electrical part maintains material purity at extreme temperatures. Falls under 8487.90.00 as an unspecified machinery part for semiconductor equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.4%
Rate breakdown
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]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Require material certificates proving high-purity quartz suitable only for semiconductor processing
• Confirm no electrical connectors or features present
• Common pitfall: incorrect classification as glassware under Chapter 70