Subheading · Chapter 76 · Heading 7604
7604.21: Aluminium bars, rods and profiles: of aluminium alloys, hollow profiles
Aluminium alloy hollow profiles
Official description Hollow profiles
7604.21 is the HS subheading for aluminium alloy hollow profiles, under heading 7604 in chapter 76.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7604 21 00 00 Hollow profiles 6%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 16 December 2027
- Legal act
- Taxation notice 2022/11
- Documents
- D008 Invoice with a signed declaration
Rates for named exporters (6)
Company Rate Press Metal International Group and equal to or below 14kg/m 8A00 15.6% with D008, otherwise 35.1% Shandong Nanshan and equal to or below 14kg/m 8A01 0% with D008, otherwise 35.1% Haomei Group and equal to or below 14kg/m 8A02 11.4% with D008, otherwise 35.1% NON-SAMPLED CO-OPERATING EXPORTERS and equal to or below 14kg/m 8A03 15.4% with D008, otherwise 35.1% The following goods imported from China are exempt from the anti-dumping duties: Aluminium structures or parts of structures, sub-assemblies, products that are imported in “finished goods kit”, and welded tubes and pipes, aluminium extrusions with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of greater than 310mm and/or with a weight greater than 14 kg/m 8A04 0% with D008, otherwise 35.1% Other and equal to or below 14kg/m 8A99 35.1% with D008, otherwise 35.1% - Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2024 No. 643, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU")Quota | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreementQuota | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreementQuota | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreementQuota | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreementQuota | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £25.7m | 23.8% | +10.8% |
 Germany | £20.9m | 19.3% | +1.4% |
 Sweden | £9.2m | 8.5% | +13.3% |
 Italy | £9m | 8.3% | -15.8% |
 Türkiye | £8.6m | 8% | +13.4% |
 Austria | £5.2m | 4.8% | +59% |
 Czechia | £4.4m | 4.1% | +3.8% |
 Indonesia | £3.3m | 3% | +8.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 7.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 1.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 7.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7.5% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 11.3% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$40m+US$99m+> US$479m
Exports: 120
- China: US$1.7bn
- Germany: US$787m
- Türkiye: US$554m
- Spain: US$479m
- Austria: US$247m
- Italy: US$241m
- Canada: US$199m
- Sweden: US$152m
- United States: US$140m
- South Korea: US$126m
- Vietnam: US$108m
- Greece: US$99m
- Switzerland: US$95m
- Czechia: US$95m
- Mexico: US$87m
- Romania: US$87m
- Belgium: US$84m
- Poland: US$82m
- Netherlands: US$73m
- Indonesia: US$72m
- Denmark: US$71m
- Hungary: US$67m
- France: US$54m
- Dominican Republic: US$54m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$53m
- Slovenia: US$47m
- Slovakia: US$42m
- Bulgaria: US$42m
- India: US$41m
- Thailand: US$40m
- Morocco: US$40m
- Malaysia: US$38m
- Taiwan: US$34m
- Portugal: US$33m
- Uzbekistan: US$27m
- Belarus: US$25m
- Ecuador: US$25m
- Norway: US$22m
- Serbia: US$22m
- Lithuania: US$21m
- Honduras: US$19m
- Japan: US$18m
- Finland: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- Colombia: US$16m
- Tajikistan: US$15m
- Egypt: US$15m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Croatia: US$13m
- Israel: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Brazil: US$11m
- El Salvador: US$9m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Sri Lanka: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$22m+US$91m+> US$194m
Imports: 207
- Germany: US$838m
- United States: US$679m
- France: US$350m
- Vietnam: US$258m
- Poland: US$236m
- Netherlands: US$195m
- Mexico: US$194m
- Czechia: US$187m
- Austria: US$175m
- India: US$163m
- Australia: US$151m
- Switzerland: US$149m
- United Kingdom: US$136m
- Belgium: US$131m
- Canada: US$121m
- Spain: US$115m
- Israel: US$104m
- Hungary: US$102m
- Italy: US$94m
- Thailand: US$94m
- Philippines: US$91m
- Iraq: US$79m
- Slovakia: US$76m
- Serbia: US$73m
- Malaysia: US$70m
- Croatia: US$69m
- Japan: US$59m
- Sweden: US$59m
- Dominican Republic: US$56m
- Denmark: US$55m
- Lithuania: US$48m
- Portugal: US$47m
- Romania: US$46m
- South Korea: US$44m
- Senegal: US$43m
- Slovenia: US$43m
- Norway: US$36m
- Russia: US$32m
- Ukraine: US$31m
- China: US$31m
- Bulgaria: US$28m
- United Arab Emirates: US$28m
- Türkiye: US$28m
- Mauritius: US$28m
- Cambodia: US$27m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$27m
- Brazil: US$27m
- Indonesia: US$25m
- Singapore: US$25m
- New Zealand: US$24m
- Uzbekistan: US$23m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Armenia: US$21m
- Ghana: US$20m
- Colombia: US$20m
- Libya: US$19m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- Tanzania: US$18m
- Georgia: US$17m
- Cyprus: US$17m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$1.7bn | 25.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$787m | 12% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$554m | 8.4% |
| 4 | Spain | US$479m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Austria | US$247m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Italy | US$241m | 3.7% |
| 7 | Canada | US$199m | 3% |
| 8 | Sweden | US$152m | 2.3% |
| 9 | United States | US$140m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$126m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$838m | 12.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$679m | 10.3% |
| 3 |  France | US$350m | 5.3% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$258m | 3.9% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$236m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$195m | 3% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$194m | 3% |
| 8 | Czechia | US$187m | 2.9% |
| 9 | Austria | US$175m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  India | US$163m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Kenya
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 24% | 15% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 28%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 16% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 5.7%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 3% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 11%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 68421 Aluminium bars, rods & profiles
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 41532 Bars, rods and profiles, of aluminium
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7604.21 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7604.21 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7604.21 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7604.21 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7604.21 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7604.21 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 17
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.
- H326279 U.S. CBP
Protest and Application for Further Review No 4501-21-103251; Classification of Educational Robot Kit Parts
- N345382 U.S. CBP
The classification of a portable table, tabletop, and table legs from Vietnam
- N341662 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum extrusions from Saudia Arabia, Vietnam, and Indonesia
- N337825 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of extruded aluminum profiles from Germany
- N330997 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of extruded aluminum products from India
- N326606 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, status under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) of aluminum extrusions and Applicability of Section 232
17 rulings in total for this code
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Countervailing duty
FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7604.21; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 7604.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 7.5%.
173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of aluminium alloy hollow profiles into the UK came to £108.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); Spain supplied 24%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported aluminium alloy hollow profiles worth US$6.6bn (−3.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1.7bn), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for aluminium bars, rods and profiles: of aluminium alloys, hollow profiles?
Aluminium bars, rods and profiles: of aluminium alloys, hollow profiles fall under HS subheading 7604.21, part of heading 7604, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on aluminium bars, rods and profiles in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7604.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on aluminium bars, rods and profiles in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7604.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most aluminium bars, rods and profiles?
China, with US$1.7bn in 2024 (25.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export aluminium alloy hollow profiles to the UK duty-free?
173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on aluminium alloy hollow profiles?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import aluminium alloy hollow profiles from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (24%), Germany (19%) and Sweden (9%), out of total imports of £108.1m.