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Contact Angle Goniometer from Japan

Digital electrical instrument measuring wettability via contact angle analysis for surface science applications in coatings and biomedicals. Classifies in HTS 9027.89.45.60 as electrical apparatus for surface tension/wettability measurement. Features high-speed camera and automated drop dispensing.

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

• Camera resolution specs needed to confirm analysis vs. imaging function

• Software validation documentation for automated angle calculation

• Specify sessile drop/pendant drop methods to validate surface tension classification