Custom Electron Beam Melting Furnace from China
This industrial furnace uses an electron beam to melt and refine high-purity metals like titanium and nickel alloys in a vacuum chamber for aerospace components. It falls under HTS 8514.31.90.00 as an 'other' electron beam furnace designed for laboratory and industrial heat treatment, excluding standard arc or resistance types.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.8%
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
• Verify vacuum chamber specifications and electron gun calibration certificates to meet industrial furnace standards and avoid reclassification
• Include material compatibility documentation for heat-treated alloys to comply with CBP heat treatment equipment rules