Aluminum HS Codes
Twenty-four subheadings span bauxite, alumina, unwrought metal and mill products. Alumina (2818.20) moves the largest tonnage.
Trade volumes cover Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, from China customs official statistics.
Full aluminum HS code list
Six-digit codes are the WCO international standard and identical worldwide. Tonnage is China’s actual customs-recorded trade for each code.
| HS code | Description | Imports | Exports | Import duty | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2606.00 | Aluminium ores and concentrates (bauxite)Guinea and Australia are the dominant origins. USD 14.55 bn imported in the last 12 months — the largest concentrate line by value. | 216.94 Mt$14.18bn | 10.4 kt$2m | 0% | — |
| 2818.20 | Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum (alumina)Direct feedstock for primary aluminium. Corundum under the same heading is an abrasive, not a metal feed. The duty actually paid is the 0% provisional rate, not the 5% MFN rate. | 3.72 Mt$1.48bn | 3.13 Mt$1.33bn | 0%MFN 5% | — |
| 2818.30 | Aluminium hydroxide | 49.2 kt$108m | 503.6 kt$264m | 5% | — |
| 7601.102 CN subheadings | Aluminium, not alloyed, unwroughtTwo tiers by purity: 7601.10.90 (below 99.95% Al — ordinary A00 / P1020 ingot) has a 5% MFN rate with 0% provisional; 7601.10.10 (99.95% and above) has no provisional rate and pays 5%. Export duty is 30%, with 0% provisional only for 99.995%+ high-purity metal. | 2.41 Mt$7.40bn | 327.5 kt$1.03bn | 5%Ordinary ingot such as A00 (7601.10.90): 0% provisionalExport 30% | — |
| 7601.20 | Aluminium alloys, unwrought | 891.2 kt$2.58bn | 488.5 kt$1.61bn | 7%Export 30%（暂定 15%） | — |
| 7602.00 | Aluminium waste and scrapMaterial meeting the national recycled-aluminium standards (GB/T 38472 and related) imports freely as a product. Non-compliant material is banned. Recycled aluminium and aluminium-alloy raw material pays the 0% provisional rate. The old line 7602.00.00.20 was retired in 2025; .30 / .40 / .50 replaced it.✓7602000040Importable recycled pure aluminium raw material✓7602000050Importable recycled wrought aluminium alloy raw material✓7602000030Importable recycled cast aluminium alloy raw material (blocks, turnings)✕7602000090Other aluminium waste and scrap✕7602000010Waste wire and cable and similar, mainly for aluminium recovery | 1.92 Mt$4.92bn | 792 t$2m | 0%MFN 1.5%Export 30%（暂定 15%） | Conditional |
| 7603.10 | Aluminium powders of non-lamellar structure | 87 t$4m | 7.1 kt$37m | 6% | — |
| 7603.20 | Aluminium powders of lamellar structure; flakes | 426 t$8m | 1.8 kt$10m | 7% | — |
| 7604.102 CN subheadings | Bars, rods and profiles of aluminium, not alloyed | 46 t$1m | 7.9 kt$29m | 5%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7604.21 | Hollow profiles of aluminium alloys | 2.9 kt$27m | 512.3 kt$1.78bn | 5%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7604.292 CN subheadings | Other bars, rods and profiles of aluminium alloys | 21.4 kt$213m | 439.2 kt$1.66bn | 5%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7605.11 | Wire of aluminium, not alloyed, maximum cross-section > 7 mm | 48.7 kt$153m | 77.7 kt$250m | 8%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7605.19 | Other wire of aluminium, not alloyed | 797 t$17m | 6.1 kt$25m | 8%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7605.21 | Wire of aluminium alloys, maximum cross-section > 7 mm | 2.3 kt$13m | 19.1 kt$77m | 8%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7605.29 | Other wire of aluminium alloys | 2.1 kt$26m | 22.2 kt$114m | 8%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7606.114 CN subheadings | Rectangular plates, sheets and strip of aluminium, not alloyed, thickness > 0.2 mm | 4.9 kt$41m | 410.8 kt$1.39bn | 6%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7606.125 CN subheadings | Rectangular plates, sheets and strip of aluminium alloys, thickness > 0.2 mm | 183.0 kt$906m | 2.98 Mt$11.49bn | 6%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7606.91 | Other plates, sheets and strip of aluminium, not alloyed | 161 t$2m | 60.0 kt$218m | 6%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7606.92 | Other plates, sheets and strip of aluminium alloys | 912 t$10m | 67.4 kt$281m | 8%Export 20%（暂定 0%） | — |
| 7607.113 CN subheadings | Aluminium foil, not backed, rolled but not further worked, thickness ≤ 0.2 mm | 27.8 kt$183m | 877.9 kt$3.74bn | 6% | — |
| 7607.19 | Other aluminium foil, not backed | 11.4 kt$244m | 297.1 kt$1.89bn | 6% | — |
| 7607.20 | Aluminium foil, backed | 20.0 kt$267m | 201.6 kt$692m | 6% | — |
| 7608.10 | Tubes and pipes of aluminium, not alloyed | 183 t$2m | 15.4 kt$66m | 8% | — |
| 7608.203 CN subheadings | Tubes and pipes of aluminium alloys | 2.4 kt$27m | 106.8 kt$496m | 8% | — |
Where a provisional rate applies, the large figure is the rate actually paid and the MFN rate is shown beneath it. Rates are shown only where we have verified them; a dash means we have not confirmed the current rate, not that the rate is zero. Duty and regulatory status change — confirm against the current tariff schedule or a licensed broker before you declare.
Aluminum scrap HS code
Material meeting the national recycled-aluminium standards (GB/T 38472 and related) imports freely as a product. Non-compliant material is banned. Recycled aluminium and aluminium-alloy raw material pays the 0% provisional rate. The old line 7602.00.00.20 was retired in 2025; .30 / .40 / .50 replaced it.
Six digits, eight digits, ten digits
The first six digits are the WCO Harmonized System and are the same in every member country. That is the number you quote to a counterparty abroad, and it is what this page lists.
China then extends each subheading to eight digits in its own tariff schedule, and to ten digits for the statistical code actually written on a customs declaration. The extension is not cosmetic: a single HS6 can split into codes with different duty rates and different regulatory conditions.
A worked example worth remembering — refined copper cathode is HS 7403.11 internationally, but 7403.11.00 does not exist in the Chinese schedule. The real codes are 7403.11.11, 7403.11.19 and 7403.11.90. Quoting a code you derived by appending zeros will return nothing at customs, silently.
Sourcing aluminum
Looking up a code usually means there is a shipment behind it. Guilin Metals lists verified Chinese suppliers, recyclers and traders by metal and by region, alongside live prices and monthly trade statistics.
HS codes for other metals
Classification guidance on this page is informational. Binding classification is the responsibility of the declarant; consult a licensed customs broker for shipments. Largest import line over Oct 2025 – Sep 2026: HS 2606.00, 216.94 Mt.