Wafer Handling Vacuum Chuck from Mexico
Precision vacuum chuck for holding semiconductor wafers during grinding, lapping, and polishing operations without mechanical clamps. Pneumatic-only design excludes electrical connectors. Falls under 8487.90.00 as semiconductor processing machinery part.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document vacuum port specifications and surface flatness tolerances for wafer sizes
• Verify purely pneumatic operation without solenoids
• Pitfall: reclassification to Chapter 84 if electrical vacuum pumps included