Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier TWT from Japan
High-power vacuum tube amplifier using a helix slow-wave structure for microwave amplification in satellite communications. HTS 8540.89.00.80 covers this as other vapor or vacuum filled tubes for RF applications.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• ,Specify helix construction and vacuum envelope in technical literature for proper 8540 classification