Photocathode Image Converter Tube from Mexico
Image converter tubes directly transform IR/UV photons via photocathodes to visible spectrum electrons for spectrum conversion. HTS 8540.20.4000 explicitly includes image converters as other photocathode tubes. Applied in scientific spectroscopy and covert surveillance.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.3%
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
• Spectral response range documentation essential; avoids thermal imaging classification
• Research institution imports may qualify for duty exemptions