679 - Light Gauge Steel Stud and Track from China

The goods the subject of the application (the goods) are: 

Light gauge steel stud and track, metallic coated, whether or not containing alloys, with a profile of up to and including 170 millimetres in width by 170 millimetres in height, and with a base metal thickness of up to and including 0.69 millimetres. 

Further information 

LGST are framing components used to support internal non-load-bearing building walls and partitions. A LGST is a cold-formed product, further worked from either zinc coated (galvanised) steel or aluminium zinc coated steel as the raw material (including all variants thereof, for example whether or not containing magnesium or other alloys). LGST comprise both the vertical (stud) and horizontal (track) components.  

Steel framing components are categorised by gauge (thickness) and usage, being either: 

• LGST, as non-structural light gauge products (common in ‘drywall’ applications); or
• structural (medium and heavy gauge) steel framing members (common in high-rise buildings and exterior walling). 

This application covers LGST, of varying steel grades, and whether or not including service holes. 

Exclusions  

Medium and heavy gauge steel stud and track, noggings, and ‘flexible’ track components are excluded from this application 

The goods are generally, but not exclusively, classified to the following tariff subheadings of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995:¹ 

Further information on the goods, including exclusions, can be found in the ADN below.