Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 7612.90
7612.90.91.00: Embossed aluminum cans for use in the packaging of beverages
Aluminium cans and containers (other)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7612 Aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment.
- 7612.90 Other
- 7612.90.9 Other:
- 7612.90.91 Embossed aluminum cans for use in the packaging of beverages
- 7612.90.91.00 Embossed aluminum cans for use in the packaging of beverages
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
7612.90 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: other
UK 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free – 5.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Mexico 15% – 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 25% 
Brazil Free – 14.4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 8.6% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 14.8% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 8.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15% Canada lines: 7612.90
- 7612.90.10.00Aerosol containers, excluding three-piece cans without inserts having a base diameter of 50 mm or more but not exceeding 80 mm
- 7612.90.91.00Embossed aluminum cans for use in the packaging of beverages
- 7612.90.99.10Aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: other, cans
- 7612.90.99.90Aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N361201 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum cups and lids from Austria
- N356513 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an auxiliary liquid fuel tank from Australia
- N351836 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of empty aluminum cans from Germany
- N350502 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of empty aluminum aerosol cans from Brazil. Correction to Ruling Number N347943
11 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 7612.90.91.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 7612.90, aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: other.
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in NMB.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6%, the US duty is 0%–5.7%, the Mexico duty is 15%–35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–14.4%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 8.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%–20%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 7612.90 worth US$554m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 7612.90.91.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is NMB. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 7612.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$529m), followed by China.