Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 7608.20
7608.20.00: Aluminum tubes and pipes: of aluminum alloys
Aluminium alloy tubes and pipes
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7608 Aluminum tubes and pipes:
- 7608.20.00 Of aluminum alloys
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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 2
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 200%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- from 10 March 2023
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.85.67
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 27 September 2024
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.91.01
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 5.7% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 45% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Subdivisions
- 7608.20.00 Of aluminum alloys 5.7%
- 7608.20.00.30 Seamless kg
- 7608.20.00.90 Other kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
7608.20 Aluminium tubes and pipes: of aluminium alloys
UK 6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
EU 7.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 7.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% – 30% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 18.8% 
Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 9.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 7.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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.
- N361621 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum alloy profiles, fittings, and tubes from Taiwan.
- N330997 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of extruded aluminum products from India
- N327134 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of extruded aluminum tubes from China
- N315867 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum tubes with a foam deadener from Germany
- H321350 U.S. CBP
Request for Binding Ruling; Classification of seamless 3003 alloy aluminum tubular cores
- N313809 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of docks and components from Turkey.
- N308402 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cold-drawn aluminum tubes from Indonesia
- N306179 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum top rails, bottom rails and balusters, top rails and bottom rails from China
Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 7608.20.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 7608.20, aluminium tubes and pipes: of aluminium alloys.
The general duty is 5.7%.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 7.5%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–7.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%–30%, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 7.5%, the Taiwan duty is 4%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 8% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 7608.20 worth US$230m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 7608.20.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 5.7%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 7608.20.00 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU,B, BH,C, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 7608.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$66m), followed by Germany.