Cold-Formed Steel Hat Channel Section from Japan
Hat-shaped steel channel cold-formed from flat-rolled nonalloy steel sheet, used for ceiling grid systems and framing in commercial construction. HTS 7216.91.00 applies as it represents cold-formed shapes and sections from flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel.
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
• Document the cold-forming process with production records to differentiate from hot-rolled equivalents
• Test for alloy content; exceeding Chapter 72 limits moves product to alloy steel subheadings
• Declare exact dimensions as narrow widths may trigger bar classifications under 7213