Tissue-Tek TEC 6 Cryostat with Microtome from China
Next-generation cryostat microtome for intraoperative frozen sections, featuring -35°C capability and touch-screen operation for rapid cancer margin assessment. Produces artifact-free 3-10 micron sections. HTS 9027.90.2000 as microtome despite cryo function per principal use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Commercial invoice must specify microtome primacy over refrigeration
• Surgical pathology department purchase orders serve as end-use proof
• Refrigerant type declarations mandatory for CBP environmental review