Heading · Section XV
7609: Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- 4%UK
- 5.9%EU
- 40%Türkiye
- 5.7%USA
- US$1.3bnWorld trade in 2024
Heading 7609 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 7609.00, in chapter 76 (aluminium and articles thereof).
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 7609 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.
Heading 7609 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.9%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for heading 7609; the statutory rate is 40%.
Heading 7609 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 5.7%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 7609 goods worth US$1.3bn (+2.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$388.3m), followed by the United States.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$172.7m.
The United Kingdom ranked 8th among 131 exporters with US$35m.
The United Kingdom imported US$40m.
Duty rates compared
UK 4% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
EU 5.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 40% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA 5.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$123.1kUS$123.1k+US$2.8m+US$22.7m+> US$59m
Exports: 131
- China: US$388.3m
- United States: US$203.5m
- Germany: US$104m
- Italy: US$59m
- France: US$40.4m
- South Korea: US$38.9m
- India: US$36.2m
- United Kingdom: US$35m
- Mexico: US$32m
- Türkiye: US$28.7m
- Spain: US$27.2m
- Thailand: US$24.5m
- Czechia: US$22.7m
- Poland: US$21.2m
- Austria: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$18.6m
- Japan: US$18.4m
- Vietnam: US$17.9m
- Canada: US$13.3m
- Belgium: US$11.5m
- Slovenia: US$9.1m
- Tunisia: US$5.4m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Finland: US$4.9m
- Malaysia: US$4.7m
- Sweden: US$4.7m
- Hungary: US$4.7m
- Brazil: US$4.1m
- Slovakia: US$3.8m
- Romania: US$2.9m
- Singapore: US$2.8m
- Philippines: US$2.5m
- Denmark: US$2.2m
- Portugal: US$2.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.1m
- Australia: US$1.8m
- Indonesia: US$1.7m
- Paraguay: US$1.4m
- Bulgaria: US$1.3m
- Russia: US$1.1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Norway: US$813.1k
- Greece: US$786.4k
- Colombia: US$764.6k
- South Africa: US$712k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$651.9k
- New Zealand: US$650.8k
- Argentina: US$631.7k
- Kenya: US$582.2k
- Lithuania: US$554.1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$502.9k
- Serbia: US$410.1k
- Israel: US$353.8k
- Croatia: US$349.5k
- Latvia: US$335.7k
- Ukraine: US$262.3k
- Bangladesh: US$249.4k
- Chile: US$164.4k
- Estonia: US$159.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$257.6kUS$257.6k+US$2.2m+US$16.3m+> US$44.4m
Imports: 214
- United States: US$172.7m
- Mexico: US$139.6m
- Germany: US$92.4m
- Canada: US$78.3m
- Czechia: US$54.5m
- France: US$52.6m
- Poland: US$44.4m
- United Kingdom: US$40m
- South Korea: US$34.4m
- Spain: US$30.9m
- Italy: US$28m
- Japan: US$27.2m
- China: US$26.3m
- Hungary: US$21.9m
- Türkiye: US$21.8m
- Brazil: US$21.7m
- Romania: US$21.6m
- Netherlands: US$19.8m
- Austria: US$18.8m
- India: US$18.4m
- Indonesia: US$16.8m
- Thailand: US$16.3m
- Australia: US$14.5m
- Switzerland: US$13.8m
- Belgium: US$12.3m
- Malaysia: US$11.5m
- Russia: US$11.3m
- Argentina: US$10.3m
- Taiwan: US$9.9m
- Vietnam: US$9.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9.7m
- Philippines: US$8.9m
- Singapore: US$8.4m
- Sweden: US$7.7m
- Portugal: US$7.5m
- Tunisia: US$7.5m
- Slovakia: US$6.6m
- South Africa: US$5.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.3m
- Morocco: US$5.3m
- Norway: US$4.7m
- Colombia: US$4.3m
- Chile: US$4.2m
- Denmark: US$3.8m
- Israel: US$3.8m
- Iraq: US$3.6m
- Greece: US$3.3m
- Serbia: US$3.1m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2.8m
- Finland: US$2.7m
- Guatemala: US$2.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$1.9m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Dominican Republic: US$1.8m
- Bulgaria: US$1.8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1.7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$388.3m | 30.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$203.5m | 16.1% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$104m | 8.2% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$59m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  France | US$40.4m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$38.9m | 3.1% |
| 7 |  India | US$36.2m | 2.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$35m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$32m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$28.7m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$172.7m | 13.7% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$139.6m | 11.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$92.4m | 7.3% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$78.3m | 6.2% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$54.5m | 4.3% |
| 6 | France | US$52.6m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$44.4m | 3.5% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$40m | 3.2% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$34.4m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$30.9m | 2.4% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)?
Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) fall under HS heading 7609, part of chapter 76, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on aluminium tube or pipe fittings in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7609 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on aluminium tube or pipe fittings in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7609 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most aluminium tube or pipe fittings?
China, with US$388.3m in 2024 (30.8% of world exports).