UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7606.12
7606 12 92 91: Aluminium alloy plates and sheets, over 0.2 mm: 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
Aluminium alloy plates and sheets, over 0.2 mm
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7606 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm
- Rectangular (including square)
- 7606 12 00 00 Of aluminium alloys
- Other
- Other, of a thickness of
- 7606 12 92 00 Less than 3 mm
- Other
- Not backed, without internal layers of other material
- 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
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2026
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- 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)
- 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
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 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, 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
Footnotes
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN209 The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on cer…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 7606.12
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £808.9m | 51.5% | -1.9% | |
| £206.7m | 13.2% | +7.5% | |
| £188m | 12% | +146.2% | |
| £64.1m | 4.1% | +16.1% | |
| £56.9m | 3.6% | -2.3% | |
| £37.1m | 2.4% | -13.3% | |
| £27.3m | 1.7% | -12.2% | |
| £26.7m | 1.7% | +50.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK lines: 7606.12
- 7606 12 11 00Beverage can body stock
- 7606 12 19 00Beverage can end stock and tab stock
- 7606 12 30 00Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness: rectangular (including square), of aluminium alloys, aluminium composite panel
- 7606 12 50 23Of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm
- 7606 12 50 25Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other
- 7606 12 50 30Plates bearing a specific manufacture number: other
- 7606 12 50 85For 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
- 7606 12 50 87Hot 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
- 7606 12 50 88Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other, other
- 7606 12 50 89Painted, varnished or coated with plastics: other, other
- 7606 12 92 23Of a thickness of not less than 0.8 mm
- 7606 12 92 25In coils or in coiled strips in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles
- 7606 12 92 27Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other
- 7606 12 92 30Plates bearing a specific manufacture number: other
- 7606 12 92 91For 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
- 7606 12 92 92Hot 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
- 7606 12 92 93In 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
- 7606 12 92 94Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other, other
- 7606 12 92 97Less than 3 mm: other, other
- 7606 12 93 10Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft
- 7606 12 93 85For use as body panels in the car industry or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts
- 7606 12 93 86In coils or in coiled strips, in cut-to-length sheets, or in the form of circles
- 7606 12 93 87Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other
- 7606 12 93 88Not less than 3 mm but less than 6 mm: other, other
- 7606 12 99 10Plates bearing a specific manufacture number, for use in certain types of aircraft
- 7606 12 99 21For use as body panels in the car industry and with a thickness of 6 mm or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts
- 7606 12 99 25In plates, of a thickness of more than 6 mm
- 7606 12 99 29Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other
- 7606 12 99 30Sheets of aluminium-lithium alloys: other
- 7606 12 99 85For use as body panels in the car industry and with a thickness of 6 mm or for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts
- 7606 12 99 86In plates, of a thickness of more than 6 mm
- 7606 12 99 87Not backed, without internal layers of other material: other
- 7606 12 99 88Not less than 6 mm: other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N355747 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum composite panels from South Korea
- N337651 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin for marking purposes of aluminum panels/sheets
- N333977 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum ceiling panels from China
- N333593 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum sheet from Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China, Oman, and Malaysia
- 600012087 HMRC
This product is a hot rolled, aluminium alloy plate. That is a flat rectangular shape (including square). Standard dimensions: Thicknesses of 6mm to 420mm, lengths up to 25000mm. The manufactured process plates minimum measurement can be 6mm thickness, width 600mm and length of 2000mm. All process…
- 600010824 HMRC
This product is a hot rolled, aluminium alloy plate. Flat rectangular (including square) shape. Standard dimensions: Thickness of 6mm to 150mm. Width up to 1800mm. Length up to 5000mm. Maximum measures can reach: width 2200mm / length 10000mm. The plates are to be used typically for parts…
- 600009305 HMRC
Aluminium alloy sheets. Hot rolled from molten aluminium and 6mm thick. The sheets are flat, (not folded) not backed, without internal layers of other material and oblong in shape. The product will be used to form panels for balconies and will be later folded and cut to size as required but not…
- 600009304 HMRC
Aluminium alloy sheets. Hot rolled from molten aluminium and 3mm thick. The sheets are flat, (not folded) not backed, without internal layers of other material and oblong in shape. The product will be used to form panels for balconies and will be later folded and cut to size as required but not…
28 rulings in total for this code
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.
Commodity code 7606 12 92 91 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 7606.12 (aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness).
The third-country duty is 6%.
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 plates and sheets, over 0.2 mm (HS 7606.12) into the UK came to £1.6bn between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); Germany supplied 52%, followed by France.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 7.5%, the Türkiye duty is 7.5%, the US duty is 3%–6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–10.8%, the Argentina duty is 0%–10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 0%–2%, the Taiwan duty is 6.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%–20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 7606.12 worth US$2bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7606 12 92 91?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 6%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 7606 12 92 91?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 173 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 7606 12 92 91?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 7606.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$955m), followed by France.