Subheading · Chapter 76 · Heading 7606
7606.92: Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness: other, of aluminium alloys
Aluminium alloy sheets (non-rectangular)
Official description Of aluminium alloys
7606.92 is the HS subheading for aluminium alloy sheets (non-rectangular), under heading 7606 in chapter 76.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7606 92 00 00 Of aluminium alloys 6%
- Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
- Not backed, without internal layers of other material, - in coils or in coiled strips, in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles; of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm but not exceeding 6 mm; - in plates, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm 6%
- 7606 92 00 23 Of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm, for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts 6%
- 7606 92 00 25 Other 6%
- 7606 92 00 30 Other 6%
- Other 6%
- Not backed, without internal layers of other material, - in coils or in coiled strips, in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles; of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm but not exceeding 6 mm; - in plates, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm 6%
- 7606 92 00 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%
- Other 6%
- 7606 92 00 91 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%
- 7606 92 00 92 Other 6%
- 7606 92 00 95 Other 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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 7 lines
- 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 7 lines
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, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- 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)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £29.1m | 45.3% | +12.5% | |
| £9.4m | 14.6% | +30.7% | |
| £7.4m | 11.5% | -6.1% | |
| £5.3m | 8.2% | +0.1% | |
| £2.4m | 3.7% | +21.2% | |
| £2m | 3.2% | +43% | |
| £1.8m | 2.8% | +43.8% | |
| £1.5m | 2.3% | -20.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$924.2kUS$924.2k+US$10.6m+US$85.1m+> US$161.4m
Exports: 105
- China: US$517m
- Saudi Arabia: US$506.2m
- South Korea: US$161.4m
- United States: US$141.9m
- Türkiye: US$141.9m
- France: US$136.6m
- Slovenia: US$127.4m
- Greece: US$106.3m
- Germany: US$89.9m
- Spain: US$85.1m
- Thailand: US$65.7m
- Italy: US$57.2m
- Malaysia: US$56.6m
- Hungary: US$44.7m
- Japan: US$35.1m
- Austria: US$32.3m
- Belgium: US$27.3m
- Netherlands: US$19.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17.4m
- Poland: US$14.5m
- India: US$11.9m
- United Kingdom: US$11.8m
- Taiwan: US$11.6m
- Slovakia: US$11.6m
- Singapore: US$10.6m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9.5m
- Czechia: US$8.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.2m
- Bulgaria: US$6.6m
- Denmark: US$5.3m
- Switzerland: US$5.3m
- Finland: US$5.1m
- Bahrain: US$3.4m
- Norway: US$3.2m
- Sweden: US$3.2m
- Romania: US$2.6m
- Jordan: US$2.6m
- Egypt: US$2.5m
- Russia: US$2.5m
- Oman: US$2.4m
- Australia: US$1.9m
- Brazil: US$1.6m
- Mexico: US$1.3m
- Malta: US$1.2m
- Canada: US$1.2m
- Luxembourg: US$1.1m
- Portugal: US$981.1k
- Vietnam: US$938.4k
- Lithuania: US$924.2k
- Israel: US$781.5k
- Armenia: US$606k
- New Zealand: US$443.5k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$423.4k
- Kenya: US$405.4k
- Senegal: US$351.8k
- Uruguay: US$335k
- Latvia: US$221.9k
- Guatemala: US$204.5k
- Serbia: US$185.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$794.6kUS$794.6k+US$5.9m+US$37m+> US$120.6m
Imports: 196
- United States: US$184.1m
- Germany: US$141.4m
- Iraq: US$133.3m
- Mexico: US$129.7m
- Türkiye: US$120.6m
- France: US$120.6m
- Italy: US$107.3m
- Thailand: US$100m
- Czechia: US$96.3m
- United Kingdom: US$91.4m
- Netherlands: US$86.8m
- South Africa: US$86.7m
- Poland: US$73.8m
- Canada: US$68m
- Spain: US$56.6m
- South Korea: US$52.6m
- Switzerland: US$51.8m
- Malaysia: US$47.6m
- Jordan: US$42.5m
- Brazil: US$37m
- Vietnam: US$36.4m
- Sri Lanka: US$35.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$35.3m
- Indonesia: US$34.8m
- China: US$34m
- Taiwan: US$32m
- Singapore: US$29.7m
- Portugal: US$29.4m
- Hungary: US$29.3m
- India: US$28.1m
- Morocco: US$21.8m
- Slovakia: US$21.5m
- Colombia: US$21.2m
- Angola: US$19.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Austria: US$18.8m
- Egypt: US$17.7m
- Ghana: US$14.7m
- New Zealand: US$13.9m
- Luxembourg: US$11.6m
- Bangladesh: US$11.5m
- Sweden: US$11.2m
- Kuwait: US$10.6m
- Japan: US$9.9m
- Slovenia: US$9.5m
- Israel: US$8.7m
- Belgium: US$7.7m
- Philippines: US$6.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5.9m
- Peru: US$5.1m
- Australia: US$4.8m
- Ecuador: US$4.6m
- Tunisia: US$4.3m
- Algeria: US$4.1m
- Denmark: US$3.6m
- Serbia: US$3.6m
- Ireland: US$3.5m
- Romania: US$3.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.1m
- Norway: US$3.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$517m | 20.4% | |
| 2 | US$506.2m | 19.9% | |
| 3 | US$161.4m | 6.4% | |
| 4 | US$141.9m | 5.6% | |
| 5 | US$141.9m | 5.6% | |
| 6 | US$136.6m | 5.4% | |
| 7 | US$127.4m | 5% | |
| 8 | US$106.3m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$89.9m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$85.1m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$184.1m | 7.3% | |
| 2 | US$141.4m | 5.6% | |
| 3 | US$133.3m | 5.3% | |
| 4 | US$129.7m | 5.1% | |
| 5 | US$120.6m | 4.8% | |
| 6 | US$120.6m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$107.3m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$100m | 3.9% | |
| 9 | US$96.3m | 3.8% | |
| 10 | US$91.4m | 3.6% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7606.92 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 7606.92 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 sheets (non-rectangular) into the UK came to £64.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); France supplied 45%, followed by Slovenia.
In 2024, countries exported aluminium alloy sheets (non-rectangular) worth US$2.5bn (+12.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$517m), followed by Saudi Arabia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness: other, of aluminium alloys?
Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness: other, of aluminium alloys fall under HS subheading 7606.92, part of heading 7606, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7606.92 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 plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7606.92 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 plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness?
China, with US$517m in 2024 (20.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export aluminium alloy sheets (non-rectangular) 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 sheets (non-rectangular)?
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 sheets (non-rectangular) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (45%), Slovenia (15%) and Türkiye (12%), out of total imports of £64.2m.