Image Intensifier Tube Gen 3 from China
Third-generation image intensifier tube with GaAs photocathode and microchannel plate for 64 lp/mm resolution in military night vision goggles. Amplifies ambient light photons by 50,000x through electron multiplication. HTS 8540.89.00.60 classification applies to the standalone tube as a light-sensing photocathode device.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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]
Import Tips
• Provide MIL-SPEC documentation and gain certification to differentiate from consumer camera tubes
• Anti-dumping duties may apply to certain Chinese-origin Gen 3 tubes; verify country of origin carefully
• Declare photocathode spectral response (400-900nm) to confirm light-sensing classification vs thermal