Notched Cold-Formed Lip Channel

Cold-formed channel with return lips, featuring notches for electrical conduit clips in wall framing. Nonalloy steel from flat-rolled products qualifies under HTS 7216.91.0010 for notched cold-finished sections. Used in commercial stud framing systems.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7216.22.00.00Same rate: 35%

If hot-rolled L-sections

Lip channels resembling angles might classify as hot-rolled shapes if not cold-formed.

7326.90.86Higher: 37.9% vs 35%

If packaged for retail as framing clips

Retail hardware packaging can shift simple sections to 'other articles' classification.

7216.91.00Same rate: 35%

If lip channels without specific notching

Un-notched versions fall under general cold-formed 'other' category.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document notch geometry precisely to differentiate from slotted profiles in other headings

Confirm cold-forming process; hot-rolled equivalents use different 7216 subheadings

Include load tables if structural to support value declarations and engineering compliance

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