7608 20 20: Aluminium tubes and pipes: of aluminium alloys, welded

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

TARIC subdivisions

Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.

Export measures 9

Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.

TARIC data as of 25 October 2026

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

• Austria 20%
• Belgium 21%
• Bulgaria 20%
• Croatia 25%
• Cyprus 19%
• Czechia 21%
• Denmark 25%
• Estonia 24%
• Finland 25.5%
• France 20%
• Germany 19%
• Greece 24%
• Hungary 27%
• Ireland 23%
• Italy 22%
• Latvia 21%
• Lithuania 21%
• Luxembourg 17%
• Malta 18%
• Netherlands 21%
• Poland 23%
• Portugal 23%
• Romania 21%
• Slovakia 23%
• Slovenia 22%
• Spain 21%
• Sweden 25%

TEDB · 25 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

EU: imports by month · HS 7608.20

last 12 months€169.7m+0.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price€6.37 per kg

Preferential rate64%

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Türkiye	€45.6m	26.9%	-6.1%
China	€29.4m	17.3%	-4.9%
Switzerland	€12.3m	7.2%	+2.6%
Serbia	€10.6m	6.3%	+10.4%
United States	€10.4m	6.1%	-21.7%
United Kingdom	€9.6m	5.7%	+1.9%
Egypt	€9.5m	5.6%	+40.8%
South Africa	€7.4m	4.4%	+6.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

7608.20 Aluminium tubes and pipes: of aluminium alloys

UK 6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 7.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3.8% USA 5.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% – 30% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 18.8% Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 9.8% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 7.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

EU lines: 7608.20

• 7608 20 20Aluminium tubes and pipes: of aluminium alloys, welded7.5%
• 7608 20 81Not further worked than extruded7.5%
• 7608 20 89Aluminium tubes and pipes: of aluminium alloys, other, other7.5%

Binding rulings for similar goods

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 76 →

CBAM: carbon border adjustment

Goods of the CBAM sector aluminium pay for the greenhouse gases emitted in their production when they are imported into the EU. Without verified actual emissions, the importer declares the default values below (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of goods).

7608 Aluminium tubes and pipes

Country of production	Direct	Indirect	Total
Algeria	1.16	—	1.16
Argentina	2.05	—	2.05
Australia	2.05	—	2.05
Azerbaijan	2.13	—	2.13
Bahrain	2.22	—	2.22
Bangladesh	1.93	—	1.93
Bolivia	0.71	—	0.71
Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.72	—	3.72
Brazil	2.06	—	2.06
Cameroon	2.05	—	2.05
Canada	2.31	—	2.31
Chile	0.71	—	0.71
China	4.9	—	4.9
Colombia	1.27	—	1.27
Costa Rica	1.65	—	1.65
Ecuador	2.21	—	2.21
Egypt	3.03	—	3.03
El Salvador	2.22	—	2.22
Ghana	2.05	—	2.05
Guatemala	2.22	—	2.22
India	3.44	—	3.44
Indonesia	2.07	—	2.07
Iran	2.05	—	2.05
Israel	0.86	—	0.86
Japan	1.29	—	1.29
Jordan	0.71	—	0.71
Kazakhstan	2.23	—	2.23
Kenya	1.04	—	1.04
Kuwait	0.87	—	0.87
Malaysia	2.72	—	2.72
Mexico	1.42	—	1.42
Montenegro	2.29	—	2.29
Morocco	0.75	—	0.75
Mozambique	4.16	—	4.16
New Zealand	2.05	—	2.05
Nicaragua	0.71	—	0.71
Nigeria	1.34	—	1.34
Oman	2.05	—	2.05
Pakistan	1.53	—	1.53
Peru	2.08	—	2.08
Philippines	0.73	—	0.73
Qatar	2.05	—	2.05
Russia	2.51	—	2.51
Saudi Arabia	2.05	—	2.05
Serbia	2.27	—	2.27
Singapore	2.02	—	2.02
South Africa	2.23	—	2.23
South Korea	1.5	—	1.5
Sri Lanka	1.29	—	1.29
Syria	0.73	—	0.73
Taiwan	0.71	—	0.71
Tajikistan	2.05	—	2.05
Tanzania	0.84	—	0.84
Thailand	1.29	—	1.29
Tunisia	1	—	1
Türkiye	2.75	—	2.75
Uganda	0.75	—	0.75
Ukraine	0.73	—	0.73
United Arab Emirates	2.22	—	2.22
United Kingdom	2.17	—	2.17
United States	2.28	—	2.28
Uruguay	2.66	—	2.66
Uzbekistan	1.3	—	1.3
Venezuela	2.05	—	2.05
Vietnam	2.04	—	2.04
Zambia	0.83	—	0.83
Zimbabwe	0.72	—	0.72
Other countries (default)	3.22	—	3.22

with the mark-up for 2026: 3.542 · with the mark-up for 2027: 3.864 · with the mark-up for 2028: 4.186

t CO2e per t of goods · definitive period since 1 January 2026; first annual declaration due 30 September 2027 · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740 (European Commission data, not legally binding)

CN Explanatory Notes

The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.

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