7606.12: Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness: rectangular (including square), of aluminium alloys

1. 7606 12 00 00 Of aluminium alloys
2. Beverage can body stock, end stock and tab stock
3. 7606 12 11 00 Beverage can body stock 6%
4. 7606 12 19 00 Beverage can end stock and tab stock 6%
5. 7606 12 30 00 Aluminium composite panel 6%m²
6. Other
7. 7606 12 50 00 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics 6%
8. Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
9. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
10. 7606 12 50 23 Of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm 6%
11. 7606 12 50 25 Other 6%
12. 7606 12 50 30 Other 6%
13. Other 6%
14. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
15. 7606 12 50 85 For use as body panels in the car industry and of a thickness of not more than 6 mm or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts and of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm 6%
16. Other 6%
17. 7606 12 50 87 Hot rolled coils, tension levelled, of a thickness not exceeding 1.5 mm, of a width of not less than 800 mm but not exceeding 2050 mm, for use in the manufacture of aluminium composite panels 6%
18. 7606 12 50 88 Other 6%
19. 7606 12 50 89 Other 6%
20. Other, of a thickness of
21. 7606 12 92 00 Less than 3 mm 6%
22. Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
23. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
24. 7606 12 92 23 Of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm 6%
25. 7606 12 92 25 In coils or in coiled strips in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles 6%
26. 7606 12 92 27 Other 6%
27. 7606 12 92 30 Other 6%
28. Other 6%
29. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
30. 7606 12 92 91 For use as body panels in the car industry or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts and of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm 6%
31. Other 6%
32. 7606 12 92 92 Hot rolled coils, tension levelled, of a thickness not exceeding 1.5 mm, of a width of not less than 800 mm but not exceeding 2050 mm, for use in the manufacture of aluminium composite panels 6%
33. 7606 12 92 93 In coils or in coiled strips in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles; of a thickness of 0.2 mm or more 6%
34. 7606 12 92 94 Other 6%
35. 7606 12 92 97 Other 6%
36. 7606 12 93 00 Not less than 3 mm but less than 6 mm 6%
37. 7606 12 93 10 Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
38. Other 6%
39. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
40. 7606 12 93 85 For use as body panels in the car industry or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts 6%
41. 7606 12 93 86 In coils or in coiled strips, in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles 6%
42. 7606 12 93 87 Other 6%
43. 7606 12 93 88 Other 6%
44. 7606 12 99 00 Not less than 6 mm 6%
45. 7606 12 99 10 Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
46. Sheets of aluminium-lithium alloys 6%
47. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
48. 7606 12 99 21 For use as body panels in the car industry and with a thickness of 6 mm or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts 6%
49. 7606 12 99 25 In plates, of a thickness of more than 6 mm 6%
50. 7606 12 99 29 Other 6%
51. 7606 12 99 30 Other 6%
52. Other 6%
53. Not backed, without internal layers of other material 6%
54. 7606 12 99 85 For use as body panels in the car industry and with a thickness of 6 mm or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts 6%
55. 7606 12 99 86 In plates, of a thickness of more than 6 mm 6%
56. 7606 12 99 87 Other 6%
57. 7606 12 99 88 Other 6%

Additional duties and import rules

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

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.6bn+7.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.67 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£808.9m	51.5%	-1.9%
France	£206.7m	13.2%	+7.5%
China	£188m	12%	+146.2%
Greece	£64.1m	4.1%	+16.1%
Switzerland	£56.9m	3.6%	-2.3%
Saudi Arabia	£37.1m	2.4%	-13.3%
Austria	£27.3m	1.7%	-12.2%
Spain	£26.7m	1.7%	+50.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 7.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Türkiye 7.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines USA 3% – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.8% Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Mexico Free – 35% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 17.5% Brazil Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.4% Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 4.3% Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines Japan Free – 2% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 1.7% · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines Nigeria 5% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 12.5%

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$8.3bn	24.7%
2	Germany	US$4.9bn	14.6%
3	United States	US$2.7bn	8%
4	South Korea	US$2.4bn	7.1%
5	France	US$2bn	6%
6	Italy	US$1bn	3.1%
7	Greece	US$1bn	3.1%
8	Austria	US$935m	2.8%
9	Belgium	US$855m	2.5%
10	Switzerland	US$754m	2.2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$3.4bn	10%
2	Germany	US$2.9bn	8.7%
3	Mexico	US$2.8bn	8.4%
4	Canada	US$1.7bn	5.1%
5	United Kingdom	US$1.7bn	5.1%
6	Poland	US$1.5bn	4.5%
7	France	US$1.2bn	3.6%
8	South Korea	US$1.2bn	3.5%
9	China	US$1.1bn	3.2%
10	Spain	US$1.1bn	3.1%

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.

• 5%median duty
• 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 35%highest: Kenya, Cameroon, Central African Republic

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	10%	0% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	8.7%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	9.6%	0% – 15%	2023
Aruba	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	10%	0% – 20%	2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	9.6%	0% – 15%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	15%		2023
Brazil	8.7%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Burundi	25%		2023
Cambodia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	30%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	30%		2023
Chad	30%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	6%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	30%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	4.5%	0% – 9%	2023
Côte d’Ivoire	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	2%	0% – 10%	2022
Equatorial Guinea	30%		2023
Eswatini	15%		2023
Ethiopia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	7.5%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	10%		2023
Gabon	30%		2023
Gambia	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	4%	0% – 10%	2023
Guinea	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Guinea-Bissau	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	4.3%	0% – 10%	2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	6.4%	0% – 10%	2023
Iran	11%	5% – 26%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	1.4%	0% – 2%	2023
Jordan	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Kazakhstan	8.2%	0% – 10%	2023
Kenya	35%*		2023
Kiribati	10%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	9.6%	0% – 15%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	15%		2023
Liberia	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	7.2%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	20%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	30%		2023
Maldives	5%	0% – 10%	2023
Mali	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Mauritania	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	15%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	5%		2023
Nicaragua	4%	0% – 10%	2023
Niger	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Nigeria	13%	5% – 20%	2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	4.7%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	2.4%	1% – 3%	2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	9.6%	0% – 15%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	25%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	5%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	12%		2023
Senegal	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	25%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	15%		2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	5.8%*		2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	10%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	25%		2023
Thailand	3%		2023
Togo	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		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	4.8%	3% – 6.5%	2023
Uruguay	4.7%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	6.7%	5% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	9.5%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	2.6%	0% – 3%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	0%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		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

68423 Aluminium plates, sheets & strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311210

CPC 2.1 product

41534 Plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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).

7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm

Country of production	Direct	Indirect	Total
Algeria	1.6	—	1.6
Argentina	2.49	—	2.49
Australia	2.49	—	2.49
Azerbaijan	2.57	—	2.57
Bahrain	2.66	—	2.66
Bangladesh	2.37	—	2.37
Bolivia	1.15	—	1.15
Bosnia & Herzegovina	4.53	—	4.53
Brazil	2.5	—	2.5
Cameroon	2.49	—	2.49
Canada	2.75	—	2.75
Chile	1.15	—	1.15
China	4.12	—	4.12
Colombia	1.71	—	1.71
Costa Rica	2.09	—	2.09
Ecuador	2.65	—	2.65
Egypt	3.62	—	3.62
El Salvador	2.66	—	2.66
Ghana	2.49	—	2.49
Guatemala	2.66	—	2.66
India	4.13	—	4.13
Indonesia	2.51	—	2.51
Iran	2.49	—	2.49
Israel	1.3	—	1.3
Japan	1.73	—	1.73
Jordan	1.15	—	1.15
Kazakhstan	2.67	—	2.67
Kenya	1.48	—	1.48
Kuwait	1.32	—	1.32
Malaysia	3.29	—	3.29
Mexico	1.86	—	1.86
Montenegro	2.73	—	2.73
Morocco	1.19	—	1.19
Mozambique	4.99	—	4.99
New Zealand	2.49	—	2.49
Nicaragua	1.15	—	1.15
Nigeria	1.79	—	1.79
Oman	2.49	—	2.49
Pakistan	1.97	—	1.97
Peru	2.52	—	2.52
Philippines	1.17	—	1.17
Qatar	2.49	—	2.49
Russia	2.95	—	2.95
Saudi Arabia	2.49	—	2.49
Serbia	3.69	—	3.69
Singapore	2.46	—	2.46
South Africa	2.67	—	2.67
South Korea	1.95	—	1.95
Sri Lanka	1.73	—	1.73
Syria	1.17	—	1.17
Taiwan	1.15	—	1.15
Tajikistan	2.49	—	2.49
Tanzania	1.28	—	1.28
Thailand	1.73	—	1.73
Tunisia	1.44	—	1.44
Türkiye	2.71	—	2.71
Uganda	1.19	—	1.19
Ukraine	1.18	—	1.18
United Arab Emirates	2.66	—	2.66
United Kingdom	2.61	—	2.61
United States	2.73	—	2.73
Uruguay	3.1	—	3.1
Uzbekistan	1.74	—	1.74
Venezuela	2.49	—	2.49
Vietnam	2.48	—	2.48
Zambia	1.27	—	1.27
Zimbabwe	1.16	—	1.16
Other countries (default)	3.72	—	3.72

with the mark-up for 2026: 4.089 · with the mark-up for 2027: 4.46 · with the mark-up for 2028: 4.832

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)

Binding rulings for similar goods 28

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.

1. Anti-dumping 2 October 2026

   Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

   FR Doc. 2026-20256 · 91 FR 62693 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

3. Anti-dumping 24 September 2026

   Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China, Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part

   FR Doc. 2026-19516 · 91 FR 60591 · Source: federalregister.gov

4. Anti-dumping 11 August 2026

   Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China, Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of Türkiye: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent To Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part

   FR Doc. 2026-16358 · 91 FR 51666 · Source: federalregister.gov

5. Countervailing duty 11 August 2026

   Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024

   FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Tariff change 5 August 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 64 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-05 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

7. Quota 1 July 2026

   İthalatta Kota ve Tarife Kontenjanı İdaresine İlişkin Tebliğ (Tebliğ No: 2026/2)’de Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Tebliğ (No: 2026/8)

   RG 01.07.2026 sayı 33297 · Tebliğ 2026/2 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

8. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

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