HS Code 7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles

What HS code 7604 covers

Heading 7604 is for aluminium that has been shaped into long pieces with the same cross-section along their length. Bars and rods are solid. Profiles can be solid or hollow, and they come in many shapes such as angles, channels and window or door frames.

In everyday trade, people call many of these goods aluminium profiles or aluminium extrusions. Customs systems use the heading wording instead. Some countries and traders say HSN code 7604, and others say HTS code 7604. The first four digits point to the same heading in the WCO Harmonized System.

The heading sits in Chapter 76, which holds aluminium and articles made from it. If your goods are not long bars, rods or profiles, another heading in the chapter will fit better.

How to choose between 760410, 760421 and 760429

The three subheadings split on two simple questions. First, is the aluminium alloyed or not? Second, if it is alloyed, is the profile hollow?

Work through them in this order:

• Not alloyed: use 760410. This covers non-alloyed aluminium bars, rods and profiles, hollow or not.
• Alloyed and hollow: use 760421. This is for aluminium alloy hollow profiles, such as a frame section with an inner channel.
• Alloyed and not hollow: use 760429. This covers aluminium alloy bars, rods and profiles other than hollow ones.

7604 vs nearby aluminium headings

Many mistakes happen at the edge of this heading. A product can look like a profile and still belong somewhere else. Check these neighbours before you decide:

• 7605 is aluminium wire. Wire is thin and drawn, while bars and rods are thicker pieces.
• 7606 is plates, sheets and strip. These are flat rolled products, not shaped profiles.
• 7608 is aluminium tubes and pipes. If the goods are sold as a tube or pipe, look there first.
• 7610 is aluminium structures and parts, including profiles prepared for use in structures. A profile already worked for a bridge, tower or similar frame may go here instead of 7604.
• 7616 is the catch-all for other aluminium articles. A finished article usually ends up here or in a more specific heading, not in 7604.

How to confirm the correct HS code for aluminium profiles

Start with the product itself. Note whether it is alloyed, whether it is hollow, and whether it has been cut, drilled or prepared for a structure. Then match those facts to the exact subheading wording in the table above.

If you are still unsure, try the HS code classifier. Your customs broker or the customs office of the destination country has the final say. Always check the rules of the country you ship to, because duty and tax are set nationally and not by the six-digit code alone.

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