Subheading · Chapter 76 · Heading 7607
7607.20: Aluminium foil: backed
Backed aluminium foil
Official description Backed
7607.20 is the HS subheading for backed aluminium foil, under heading 7607 in chapter 76.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7607 20 00 00 Backed
- 7607 20 10 00 Of a thickness (excluding any backing) of less than 0.021 mm 10%
- Of a thickness (excluding any backing) of not less than 0.021 mm but not more than 0.2 mm
- 7607 20 91 00 Aluminium composite panel 6%m²
- 7607 20 99 00 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 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 1 of 3 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 suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use 2%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- 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 1 of 3 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
- 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% – 10% |
| 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 AmericaQuota | 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, Vietnam | 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–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% – 6.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £23.1m | 17.3% | -3.2% | |
| £20.4m | 15.3% | -14.5% | |
| £16.9m | 12.7% | -25.1% | |
| £13.6m | 10.1% | +19.1% | |
| £13.2m | 9.9% | +6.5% | |
| £7.4m | 5.5% | +66.4% | |
| £6.8m | 5.1% | -19% | |
| £5.3m | 3.9% | +36.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.3mUS$1.3m+US$19.3m+US$81.2m+> US$245.1m
Exports: 127
- China: US$854.4m
- Germany: US$563.9m
- Austria: US$262.3m
- France: US$245.1m
- Japan: US$244m
- United States: US$196.9m
- United Kingdom: US$181.3m
- Spain: US$159.5m
- Italy: US$154.9m
- Canada: US$107.4m
- Netherlands: US$92.5m
- South Korea: US$87.7m
- Poland: US$81.2m
- Switzerland: US$79.3m
- Türkiye: US$74.8m
- Greece: US$73.6m
- India: US$73m
- Belgium: US$68m
- Malaysia: US$57.5m
- Argentina: US$46m
- Croatia: US$39.4m
- Czechia: US$33m
- Sweden: US$32.6m
- Denmark: US$30.7m
- Thailand: US$30.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$25.8m
- Finland: US$24.1m
- Brazil: US$20.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$20.5m
- Singapore: US$19.9m
- Taiwan: US$19.3m
- Vietnam: US$19.1m
- Peru: US$16.7m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Colombia: US$12.1m
- El Salvador: US$12m
- Slovenia: US$11.5m
- Israel: US$9m
- Chile: US$8.6m
- Slovakia: US$7.4m
- Portugal: US$6.4m
- Mexico: US$6.4m
- Hungary: US$6.1m
- Egypt: US$5.9m
- Bulgaria: US$5.9m
- Russia: US$5.6m
- Luxembourg: US$4.4m
- Costa Rica: US$4.3m
- Australia: US$3.9m
- Serbia: US$3.7m
- Romania: US$3.5m
- Tunisia: US$3.4m
- New Zealand: US$3.4m
- Indonesia: US$3.2m
- Uruguay: US$2.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.2m
- Ireland: US$2.1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1.5m
- Oman: US$1.5m
- Estonia: US$1.4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.9mUS$1.9m+US$15.7m+US$56.9m+> US$137.8m
Imports: 212
- United States: US$493m
- Germany: US$248.2m
- France: US$232.2m
- China: US$208.4m
- United Kingdom: US$190.4m
- Poland: US$187.4m
- Mexico: US$137.8m
- Netherlands: US$124.7m
- India: US$103.8m
- Switzerland: US$101.6m
- Italy: US$99.9m
- Spain: US$97.5m
- Ireland: US$88.2m
- Türkiye: US$83.2m
- Belgium: US$83.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$82.3m
- Vietnam: US$73.7m
- Chile: US$71.6m
- Canada: US$65.6m
- Thailand: US$60.7m
- Australia: US$57.3m
- Indonesia: US$56.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$55.3m
- Egypt: US$48.5m
- Brazil: US$43.6m
- Bangladesh: US$42.4m
- Hungary: US$40.2m
- South Korea: US$37.6m
- Morocco: US$37.5m
- Romania: US$34.9m
- Czechia: US$33.6m
- Slovenia: US$33.1m
- Austria: US$32.8m
- Malaysia: US$31.7m
- Denmark: US$31.5m
- Algeria: US$30.1m
- Russia: US$28.4m
- Philippines: US$28.2m
- Slovakia: US$26.9m
- Pakistan: US$26.2m
- Japan: US$26.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$22.3m
- Sweden: US$22.2m
- Argentina: US$22m
- South Africa: US$21.3m
- Portugal: US$20.5m
- Jordan: US$19.3m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Greece: US$18.3m
- Taiwan: US$16.5m
- Israel: US$16.3m
- Iraq: US$15.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15.7m
- Serbia: US$15.3m
- Norway: US$15.2m
- Ukraine: US$14.1m
- Guatemala: US$13.9m
- Croatia: US$12.9m
- Finland: US$12.2m
- Bulgaria: US$10.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$854.4m | 20.4% | |
| 2 | US$563.9m | 13.4% | |
| 3 | US$262.3m | 6.2% | |
| 4 | US$245.1m | 5.8% | |
| 5 | US$244m | 5.8% | |
| 6 | US$196.9m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$181.3m | 4.3% | |
| 8 | US$159.5m | 3.8% | |
| 9 | US$154.9m | 3.7% | |
| 10 | US$107.4m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$493m | 11.7% | |
| 2 | US$248.2m | 5.9% | |
| 3 | US$232.2m | 5.5% | |
| 4 | US$208.4m | 5% | |
| 5 | US$190.4m | 4.5% | |
| 6 | US$187.4m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$137.8m | 3.3% | |
| 8 | US$124.7m | 3% | |
| 9 | US$103.8m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$101.6m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 21
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.
- N362921 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of PET/Aluminum composite film from Germany
- N360725 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polyethylene aluminum composite panels from the United Arab Emirates
- N359641 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum laminate film from Germany
- N355145 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of printed and unprinted film from Columbia
- N355146 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of printed and unprinted film from Columbia
- N353342 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and status under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) of flexible laminated wrapping products
- 600013419 HMRC
24 reels of foil tape. They are made mainly from aluminium. Comprising aluminium foil, coated on one side with adhesive, backed with releasing paper and wound onto a cardboard reel. The thickness of the foil itself (excluding the adhesive and paper backing) is approximately 0.065 mm. The width of…
21 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7607.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 6% and 10% (average 7.3%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 7607.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 7.5% and 10%.
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% – 10%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of backed aluminium foil into the UK came to £133.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); United States supplied 17%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported backed aluminium foil worth US$4.2bn (−1.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$854.4m), followed by Germany.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 76011010, 76012030 and 76012040, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them:
‘slabs’: unwrought products which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of a rectangle or other polygon, of a width exceeding 800 mm, of a thickness exceeding 280 mm and of a length always superior to the width and to the thickness. These products are intended for being rolled;
‘billets’: unwrought products which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of a circle (including a ‘flattened circle’), of a diameter exceeding 125 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 76061211 and 76061219, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them:
‘beverage can body stock’: sheets or strips in coils, rolled, having manganese and magnesium as main alloying elements and having a minimum tensile strength of 262 MPa. The sheets or strips have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length, are of a width of 300 mm or more but not more than 2000 mm, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm but not exceeding 0,4 mm, and of a length always superior to the width and to the thickness. Beverage can body stock is prelubricated, with a bright surface;
‘beverage can end stock and tab stock’: sheets or strips in coils, having magnesium as the main alloying element and having a minimum tensile strength 345 MPa. The sheets or strips have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length, are of a width of 30 mm or more but not more than 2000 mm, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm but not exceeding 0,35 mm, and of a length always superior to the width and to the thickness. Beverage can end stock is varnished on both sides. Beverage can tab stock is degreased and oiled.
These products are to be used for the fabrication of rigid beverage cans, including ends (lids) and tabs.
3. For the purposes of subheadings 76061130, 76061230 and 76072091, the following term shall have the meaning hereby assigned to it:
‘Aluminium Composite Panel’: laminated goods consisting of two flat-rolled sheets or foils of aluminium, whether or not alloyed, each of them having a thickness of not less than 0,08 mm but not exceeding 0,55 mm, and a continuous core of non-porous polymer or mineral material, held together with an adhesive, all together having a thickness of 1,0 mm or more, but not exceeding 6,1 mm. The two external aluminium cover sheets or foils can have different finishes. These goods cannot be coiled.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for aluminium foil: backed?
Aluminium foil: backed fall under HS subheading 7607.20, part of heading 7607, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on aluminium foil: backed in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7607.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on aluminium foil: backed in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7607.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most aluminium foil: backed?
China, with US$854.4m in 2024 (20.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export backed aluminium foil 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% – 10% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on backed aluminium foil?
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 backed aluminium foil from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (17%), Germany (15%) and Spain (13%), out of total imports of £133.7m.