Federal Register #2026-17026

Duty-Free Entry Applications for Advanced Scientific Instruments by U.S. Research Institutions

This notice concerns applications for duty-free entry of advanced scientific instruments by several leading U.S. research institutions. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration - Applicants/End Users: - Arizona State University - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - UChicago Argonne LLC - The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University - California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health) - Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Ames National Laboratory) - Products/Services Requested: - Wide range of scientific instruments, including: - Multiport Oscillator System - Vacuum Chambers (including 72 Scientific Vacuum Chambers, SR BE&C Vacuum Chambers) - Chirped Mirror Compressor Subsystem - Trumpf Laser Boards Subsystem - Pink Beam Slit & Drain Current - Horizontally Deflecting Double-Crystal Monochromator - Customized TruMicro 2000 Seed Laser System - DIRA5001 (DIRA 3501; CFBG and Waveshaper; Multipass 6001; Compressor 5001; Dry Air Generator) - Hyperion II RF Plasma Oxygen Source for the Cameca Nano SIMS 50L - Photocathode Gun Drive Laser - 8ID Pink Beam Filter - Deflectic Focusing Mirror System - Nanopositioner and Accessories - X-Ray Pulse Train Modulator - JEMARM300F2(WS) Atomic Resolution Electron Microscope - EIGER2 X 1M - Liquid Nitrogen Cryocooler System - High Precision Air Bearing Stage - High Performance Tunable Laser - PtychoProbe Mechatronics Core - Bluefors Dilution Refrigerator - Segmented Quad Germanium Detectors - Custom Lens - Mach 6 Ludwieg Tube Wind Tunnel - Cryogenic Hall Probe - Spectral Broadening Multipass Cell (MPC) Optics Package Subsystem - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Cryoprobe and Cryoplatform - Microscope - Booster to Accumulator Septa Magnet System - Pre-figured Mirror Mount System - Photoreactor and Accessories - Dilution Refrigeration System - X-Ray Diffractometer - Ultra Low Vibration Cryo-Cooler - Gyrotron and DNP Probe - No specific part numbers or quantities provided - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Public comments are requested to determine if equivalent scientific instruments are manufactured in the United States - Applications are made under the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 - Duty-free entry is sought for advanced, often highly specialized research equipment - OEMs Mentioned: - Trumpf (for laser systems) - Bluefors (for dilution refrigerators) - Cameca (for Nano SIMS 50L) - EIGER (for X-ray detectors) - JEOL (for JEMARM300F2(WS) electron microscope) - Potential for other OEMs based on product types (e.g., Oxford Instruments, Bruker, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Zeiss, etc.)

Description

This notice concerns applications for duty-free entry of scientific instruments by Arizona State University and other institutions. The notice is issued by the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, and published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026. It invites comments on whether equivalent scientific instruments are manufactured in the United States. Interested parties can review the full text online and submit comments via regulations.gov.

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