HTS codes
HS code for aluminum: chapter 76 and the metals duty
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What will this aluminum cost to import?
Landed cost
$17,847
7606.12.30: duties $7,800, 78% of value, $18 per unit before rounding
| Ordinary duty (3%) Column 1 General | $300 |
| Section 232 metals (50%) Heading for list group A, U.S. note 16 | $5,000 |
| Section 301, 60 economies (0%) not charged on goods under a product program, U.S. note 52(f) | $0 |
| Section 301 on China, strategic goods (25%) U.S. note 31 | $2,500 |
| Merchandise processing fee 0.3464% of value, min $34.58, max $670.86 | $35 |
| Harbor maintenance fee 0.125% of value, ocean cargo at covered ports | $13 |
Rates of 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on 2026-11-02. Antidumping and countervailing duties, state taxes and USTR exclusions are not included. Estimate, not a customs ruling. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.
Aluminum has its own chapter in the US tariff, chapter 76, which runs from unwrought metal to articles. Plates and sheets take heading 7606, where alloy sheet that is not clad, on 7606.12.30, shows 3%, and other articles fall on 7616.99.51 at 2.5%. Those rates matter little once Section 232 applies. U.S. note 16 sets the duty on group A aluminum at +50% of the full customs value, and a proclamation of July 2026 further changed the aluminum action. Goods covered by it leave the 60-economy duty, while Chinese goods on a Section 301 list or in note 31 keep that layer too. The result here for $10,000 of alloy sheet: $5,300 (53%) from Canada before any USMCA claim, and $7,800 (78%) from China. Rates from 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on November 2, 2026. Russian aluminum has its own headings, which we did not verify and do not model.
Aluminum: the same goods from other countries
| Origin | Duty | Share of value | Layers |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $2,800 | 28% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Vietnam | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Mexico | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| India | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| European Union | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Japan | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| South Korea | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Taiwan | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Canada | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Thailand | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| Any other country | $5,300 | 53% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals |
| China | $7,800 | 78% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals + Section 301 on China, strategic goods |
| Brazil | $7,800 | 78% | Ordinary duty + Section 232 metals + Section 301, Brazil |
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Sheet, article or derivative
Chapter 76 goods owe the metals duty without any weight test. An aluminum part classified outside the chapter, such as a piece of furniture or a machine part, comes into it only if its code is on a list and aluminum makes up at least 15 percent of its weight. See the group rates on the Section 232 page. A line such as rivets on 7616.10.10, with 5.7% ordinary duty, shows List 3: +25% for China and no metals group in our extract: try it to see the difference.
| Origin | Duty on $10,000 | Share of value |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | $5,300 | 53% |
| Mexico | $5,300 | 53% |
| China | $7,800 | 78% |
| United Kingdom | $2,800 | 28% |
| European Union | $5,300 | 53% |
| India | $5,300 | 53% |
| Any other country | $5,300 | 53% |
Aluminum lines people search
| HTS code | Line | General | China, Section 301 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7606.12.30 | Of aluminum alloys: Not clad | 3% | +25% |
| 7606.12.60.00 | Of aluminum alloys: Clad | 6.5% | +25% |
| 7616.10.10.00 | Nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins | 5.7% | List 3: +25% |
| 7616.99.51 | Other: Other | 2.5% | List 3: +25% |