7608.10: Of aluminium, not alloyed

Subheading 7608.10 belongs to heading 7608 (aluminium tubes and pipes) in chapter 76.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 6 additional measures Import requirements: 3

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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7608 10 00 00 Of aluminium, not alloyed
With attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
7608 10 00 11 Unassembled, not welded, containing not more than 99.3% of aluminium +5
7608 10 00 19 Other +5
7608 10 00 20 Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, usable as hydraulic conduits or as conduits for fuel-oil or lubricants for use in certain types of aircraft 6%+5
Other
7608 10 00 80 Unassembled, not welded, containing not more than 99.3% of aluminium 6%+5
7608 10 00 89 Other 6%+5

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 6

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 suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
S.I. 2020/1430
Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Tariff lines
on 2 of 5 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 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 1 of 5 lines
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 2 of 5 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%
DCTS Comprehensive	Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more Afghanistan, 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	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden	Free
DCTS Enhanced	Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more Algeria, 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 more Antigua & 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 more Anguilla, 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, 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–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
DCTS Standard	Indonesia	Free – 2.5%
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–XC agreementQuota	XC	Free
UK–Kosovo agreement	Kosovo	Free
UK–XL agreementQuota	XL	Free
UK–South Africa agreement	South Africa	Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£3.4m-11.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price£11.63 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£1.1m	31.1%	-1.3%
Taiwan	£674k	19.9%	+78.9%
China	£398k	11.7%	+13.2%
United Kingdom	£269k	7.9%	-24.9%
United States	£268k	7.9%	-4.8%
Netherlands	£156k	4.6%	-40.1%
Italy	£140k	4.1%	+0.7%
France	£106k	3.1%	+388.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 7.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 40% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines

USA 5.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

7608.10 · US$288m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$214.5kUS$214.5k+US$1.1m+US$7.9m+> US$15.5m

Exports: 104

China: US$84.9m
United States: US$53.3m
Denmark: US$15.5m
Italy: US$13.8m
Belgium: US$12.6m
Hungary: US$11.8m
Germany: US$11m
Poland: US$8.8m
Türkiye: US$8.6m
South Korea: US$7.9m
United Kingdom: US$5.6m
Taiwan: US$5m
Japan: US$4.7m
Saudi Arabia: US$4.4m
Slovenia: US$3.4m
Netherlands: US$3.3m
Spain: US$3m
France: US$2.8m
Thailand: US$2.4m
India: US$2.1m
Brazil: US$2.1m
Serbia: US$2m
Bahrain: US$1.6m
Austria: US$1.4m
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.1m
Cambodia: US$922k
Mexico: US$894.3k
Sweden: US$825.2k
Switzerland: US$798.8k
Malaysia: US$756.6k
Norway: US$749.1k
Greece: US$675.5k
Tunisia: US$657.2k
Canada: US$652.3k
Russia: US$647.4k
Vietnam: US$570.4k
Indonesia: US$506.6k
Portugal: US$488k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$459.7k
Czechia: US$435.9k
Morocco: US$389.4k
Slovakia: US$385k
Egypt: US$369.6k
Guatemala: US$315.8k
Kazakhstan: US$309.3k
United Arab Emirates: US$303.1k
Singapore: US$298.6k
Australia: US$259.7k
Bulgaria: US$222.4k
South Africa: US$214.5k
Colombia: US$180.7k
Ukraine: US$175.9k
Ireland: US$174.8k
Ethiopia: US$173.8k
Lithuania: US$170k
Dominican Republic: US$129.6k
Romania: US$129.6k
Pakistan: US$123.6k
Iran: US$76.2k
Qatar: US$71.1k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$84.9m	29.5%
2	United States	US$53.3m	18.5%
3	Denmark	US$15.5m	5.4%
4	Italy	US$13.8m	4.8%
5	Belgium	US$12.6m	4.4%
6	Hungary	US$11.8m	4.1%
7	Germany	US$11m	3.8%
8	Poland	US$8.8m	3.1%
9	Türkiye	US$8.6m	3%
10	South Korea	US$7.9m	2.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Mexico	US$50.4m	17.5%
2	Romania	US$29.4m	10.2%
3	Thailand	US$13.3m	4.6%
4	France	US$12.2m	4.2%
5	Germany	US$9.8m	3.4%
6	Hungary	US$9.1m	3.1%
7	India	US$8.2m	2.8%
8	United States	US$7.2m	2.5%
9	Italy	US$7.1m	2.5%
10	South Korea	US$6.9m	2.4%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 7608.10 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 7608.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 7.5%.

174 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 these goods into the UK came to £3.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 11% on the year before); Germany supplied 31%, followed by Taiwan.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$288m (−16.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$84.9m), followed by the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of aluminium, not alloyed?

Of aluminium, not alloyed fall under HS subheading 7608.10, part of heading 7608, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of aluminium, not alloyed in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7608.10 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 of aluminium, not alloyed in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7608.10 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 of aluminium, not alloyed?

China, with US$84.9m in 2024 (29.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

174 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 these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (31%), Taiwan (20%) and China (12%), out of total imports of £3.4m.