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Custom Electron Beam Melting Furnace from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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