8504.90.96.38/Silicon Steel Stacked Transformer Core/Canada

Silicon Steel Stacked Transformer Core from Canada

A laminated stack of silicon steel sheets forming a core designed for assembly into power distribution transformers. These cores provide the magnetic pathway essential for transformer operation and are imported as unfinished components for final winding and enclosure. Classified under HTS 8504.90.96.38 as stacked cores specifically for incorporation into transformers.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

25%

Rate breakdown

9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter

9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify core material composition (e.g

• grain-oriented silicon steel) via mill test certificates to confirm HTS classification and avoid reclassification as iron articles

• Ensure documentation specifies 'stacked for transformer incorporation' to distinguish from finished cores; include end-use statements for transformer manufacturers

• Watch for weight-based valuation pitfalls; stacked cores often ship in bulk—declare net weight accurately to prevent duty underpayment claims