HS Code 7603Aluminium; powders and flakes

What HS code 7603 covers

The Harmonized System is the shared list that customs offices use to name goods. Every product gets a number. Aluminium sold as powder or as flakes gets the number 7603. If you search for the aluminum powder HS code, this is where to start. Some traders write it as HSN code 7603. The digits are the same.

The heading sits in the base metals part of the system, inside the chapter for aluminium and articles made from it. Everything here is metal in tiny pieces. A bar, a sheet or a roll of foil is not here, even when it is the same metal.

Why does this matter? A wrong code can slow a shipment at the border. It also sends you to the wrong trade data when you search. A short check up front saves time later.

760310 vs 760320: choosing the right code

The only test is the shape of the particles. Lamellar means the pieces are thin, flat layers, like fish scales. Non-lamellar means the grains are not flat. Think of tiny lumps or round beads instead of scales.

Look at your product sheet or ask your supplier for a picture under a microscope. If the grains are lumpy or round, use 760310. If the pieces are flat and scale-like, or if the product is sold as flakes, use 760320.

Still unsure? Describe your product to the HS code classifier and compare its answer with the table above.

How 7603 differs from other aluminium headings

Tariff classification depends on the form of the metal. Powder and flakes have their own heading. Solid and shaped forms sit elsewhere in the chapter.

Raw aluminium that has not been worked goes to 7601. Waste and offcuts go to 7602. Thin foil goes to 7607.

A quick test helps. If the metal is a solid piece, a sheet or a shaped part, it does not belong in 7603.

HS 7603 import and export data

Customs shipment records show who really trades a product. For this heading you can read records for both codes. Look at 760310 for non-lamellar powder. Look at 760320 when you want to find buyers of aluminium flakes.

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Other headings in Chapter 76

Your product may sit next to this heading rather than in it. Browse the full chapter for every aluminium heading, or return to the list of all HS code chapters to look at other metals.