Cold-Formed C-Purlin Steel Channel from China
A C-shaped structural steel channel produced by cold-forming flat-rolled nonalloy steel products, commonly used in metal building roof and wall systems. It falls under HTS 7216.91.00 as it is an angle, shape or section specifically cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the steel is nonalloy (less than 10% total alloying elements) and confirm cold-forming process documentation to avoid reclassification
• Provide mill test certificates showing chemical composition to prove nonalloy status and prevent alloy steel duties
• Check for any 'further worked' surface treatments like coating, as these may shift classification to later headings