Aluminum HS Codes
Twenty-four subheadings span bauxite, alumina, unwrought metal and mill products. Alumina (2818.20) moves the largest tonnage.
Trade volumes cover Jul 2025 – Jun 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 | MFN duty | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2606.00 | Aluminium ores and concentrates (bauxite)Guinea and Australia are the dominant origins | 218.14 Mt$14.55bn | 10.2 kt$3m | — | — |
| 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. | 3.21 Mt$1.31bn | 2.81 Mt$1.23bn | — | — |
| 2818.30 | Aluminium hydroxide | 49.8 kt$112m | 502.0 kt$261m | — | — |
| 7601.102 CN subheadings | Aluminium, not alloyed, unwrought | 2.57 Mt$7.48bn | 325.1 kt$936m | 3% | — |
| 7601.20 | Aluminium alloys, unwrought | 899.8 kt$2.44bn | 403.4 kt$1.25bn | 3% | — |
| 7602.00 | Aluminium waste and scrapMaterial meeting GB/T 38472 imports freely as a product. Non-compliant material is banned. | 1.98 Mt$4.80bn | 835 t$2m | 1.5% | Conditional |
| 7603.10 | Aluminium powders of non-lamellar structure | 123 t$5m | 7.1 kt$37m | — | — |
| 7603.20 | Aluminium powders of lamellar structure; flakes | 441 t$8m | 1.9 kt$10m | — | — |
| 7604.102 CN subheadings | Bars, rods and profiles of aluminium, not alloyed | 49 t$1m | 6.9 kt$25m | 0% | — |
| 7604.21 | Hollow profiles of aluminium alloys | 2.7 kt$24m | 500.5 kt$1.69bn | — | — |
| 7604.292 CN subheadings | Other bars, rods and profiles of aluminium alloys | 22.5 kt$217m | 418.8 kt$1.52bn | — | — |
| 7605.11 | Wire of aluminium, not alloyed, maximum cross-section > 7 mm | 53.0 kt$150m | 70.7 kt$208m | — | — |
| 7605.19 | Other wire of aluminium, not alloyed | 822 t$17m | 6.1 kt$24m | 0% | — |
| 7605.21 | Wire of aluminium alloys, maximum cross-section > 7 mm | 2.4 kt$13m | 19.4 kt$74m | — | — |
| 7605.29 | Other wire of aluminium alloys | 2.2 kt$30m | 21.6 kt$108m | — | — |
| 7606.114 CN subheadings | Rectangular plates, sheets and strip of aluminium, not alloyed, thickness > 0.2 mm | 4.7 kt$37m | 390.7 kt$1.27bn | — | — |
| 7606.125 CN subheadings | Rectangular plates, sheets and strip of aluminium alloys, thickness > 0.2 mm | 192.0 kt$890m | 2.84 Mt$10.53bn | — | — |
| 7606.91 | Other plates, sheets and strip of aluminium, not alloyed | 167 t$2m | 56.2 kt$196m | — | — |
| 7606.92 | Other plates, sheets and strip of aluminium alloys | 995 t$11m | 67.9 kt$269m | 0% | — |
| 7607.113 CN subheadings | Aluminium foil, not backed, rolled but not further worked, thickness ≤ 0.2 mm | 26.0 kt$161m | 842.0 kt$3.41bn | — | — |
| 7607.19 | Other aluminium foil, not backed | 10.6 kt$232m | 293.5 kt$1.76bn | — | — |
| 7607.20 | Aluminium foil, backed | 21.7 kt$287m | 203.8 kt$666m | — | — |
| 7608.10 | Tubes and pipes of aluminium, not alloyed | 204 t$2m | 15.2 kt$63m | 0% | — |
| 7608.203 CN subheadings | Tubes and pipes of aluminium alloys | 2.4 kt$26m | 104.7 kt$470m | — | — |
MFN 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 GB/T 38472 imports freely as a product. Non-compliant material is banned.
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 Jul 2025 – Jun 2026: HS 2606.00, 218.14 Mt.