US United States only. Duty and rules for goods made in China and entered into the US. Importing somewhere else? Duty by country
Aluminum extrusions from China into the US: 76.5% duty, 169.88% with AD/CVD. Plus A-570-967 / C-570-968 at 93.38% for an exporter without its own rate. No product certificate exists for bare profiles: you check the mill test certificate for each lot.
Duty from China for entries on 2026-11-06 · rates checked 2026-10-18
Aluminum alloy hollow profiles (extrusions)
HTS 7604.21.00 · stat .10 Heat-treatable industrial alloys (statistical note 7); .90 Other
Before AD/CVD 76.5%
| Layer | Rate |
|---|---|
| Base rate (MFN) HTSUS 2026 Rev. 21, 7604.21.00 | 1.5% |
| Section 301 (2024) 9903.91.01 USTR notice of modification, 89 FR 76581 | 25% |
| Section 232 9903.82.02 Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201 Due for re-check | 50% |
| Total before AD/CVD | 76.5% |
| AD/CVD A-570-967 / C-570-968 Aluminum extrusions (profiles, including window, door and curtain-wall parts). Rate for an exporter without its own rate: AD 86.01% + CVD 7.37%. 91 FR 53224 91 FR 51662 | +93.38% |
| Total with AD/CVD | 169.88% |
Entry fees, not in the total MPF 0.3464%, minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86 per entry (CBP Dec. 26-14, customs user fees for FY2027, 91 FR 48398); HMF 0.125%, ocean entries only (19 CFR 24.24).
Not charged 2026 forced-labor Section 301 (9903.05.31, +12.5%): not charged on goods that pay Section 232; IEEPA (ended): ended after 2026-02-23; Section 122 (ended): ended after 2026-07-23.
Rows without their own date checked Every row checked on or after Some rows are due for re-check
- A-570-967 / C-570-968 Aluminum extrusions
- +93.38% if in scope
AD + CVD cash deposit for an exporter without its own rate.
Before you order
- Check the order's written scope against your exact product. Scope by product →
- Get the exporter and producer legal names and match them to the AD/CVD rates. Rates by exporter →
- No product certificate exists for bare profiles: you check the mill test certificate for each lot. What to check →
That is 169.88% of entered value on HTS 7604.21.00 hollow profiles; solid profiles under 7604.29.10 pay 80% before AD/CVD and 173.38% with it. Rates printed in the 2023-24 case (A-570-158) are not deposit rates: the ITC voted no in November 2024, so no order issued, and the provisional deposits collected that year are refundable. Below: the few exporters with a rate of their own, every extrusion HTS line, what the scope catches, and the papers a real extruder sends.
Every extrusion HTS line
Profiles, bar, rod and tube enter under 7604 and 7608. Profiles imported as parts can enter under 7610. AD/CVD follows the product, not the code.
8 HTS lines side by side. On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see every line
| Layer | 7604.21.00 Alloy hollow profiles | 7604.29.10 Other alloy profiles | 7604.10.10 Non-alloy profiles | 7604.29.30 Alloy bar and rod, round | 7604.29.50 Alloy bar and rod, other | 7608.20.00 Alloy tube and pipe | 7610.90.00 Structures and parts | 7610.10.00 Windows, doors, frames |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base rate (MFN) | 1.5% | 5% | 5% | 2.6% | 3% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Section 301 (2024) 9903.91.01 | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | not charged | not charged |
| Section 301 9903.88.03 | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | 25% | not charged |
| Section 301 9903.88.15 | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | 7.5% |
| Section 232 9903.82.02 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 forced-labor Section 301 9903.05.31 | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged | not charged |
| Total before AD/CVD | 76.5% | 80% | 80% | 77.6% | 78% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 63.2% |
| AD/CVD Exporter without its own rate | +93.38% | +93.38% | +93.38% | +93.38% | +93.38% | +93.38% | +93.38%if A-570-967 applies | +93.38%if A-570-967 applies |
| Total with AD/CVD today | 169.88% | 173.38% | 173.38% | 170.98% | 171.38% | 174.08% | 174.08%if in scope; 80.7% if out | 156.58%if in scope; 63.2% if out |
- 2026 forced-labor Section 301: Not charged on goods that pay Section 232.
Section 232 is charged on the full entered value of every line here. Section 301 on 7604 and 7608 goods is the 2024 increase, reported under 9903.91.01 (U.S. note 31(b)); the 7610 lines keep their 2018 list headings. 7604.10 (non-alloy aluminum) is not among the HTS numbers the 2011 orders list, but their written scope covers 1xxx-series extrusions and the scope text governs.
Every row checked on or after
Find your exporter's rate
The rate follows the company named in the Federal Register, not the product. In the 2024-25 review all 18 companies reviewed got the China-wide AD rate; the few company rates still standing come from older reviews.
- AD follows the exporter An exporter with its own (separate) rate pays that rate. Every Chinese exporter without one pays the China-wide 86.01%, and a non-Chinese exporter pays the rate of the Chinese company that supplied it. Where the notice names a producer as well (Tai-Ao’s rate is an exporter-producer pair), the rate covers only that pair. A producer’s AD rate does not travel with its goods to a trading company. AD review final 2024-25, cash deposit requirements, 91 FR 53224
- CVD follows the producer or the exporter The CVD notice says: “if either the producer or the exporter, but not both, of the subject merchandise has a company-specific estimated subsidy rate assigned, the applicable cash deposit rate will be that company’s company-specific rate.” If both have one and they differ, the higher applies. If neither has one, the all-others 7.37%. CVD review final 2024, cash deposit instructions, 91 FR 51662
- Routing through a trader to reach a lower row The rows apply to who actually made and sold the goods. Invoicing through a company only for its rate is the kind of evasion CBP investigates under EAPA, and Commerce has already found Vietnamese extrusions made from Chinese extrusions to circumvent these orders. CBP: Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA)
Who pays what under A-570-967 / C-570-968
| Exporter (producer) | AD | CVD | AD + CVD | Set in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every exporter without its own rate (China-wide AD, all-others CVD) | 86.01% | 7.37% | 93.38% | 91 FR 53224; 91 FR 51662 |
| Tai-Ao Aluminium (Taishan) Co., Ltd. Producer: Tai-Ao Aluminium (Taishan) Co., Ltd. Own AD rate from an older review | 32.51% | 7.37% | 39.88% | 83 FR 45609; 91 FR 51662 |
| Xin Wei Aluminum Company Limited Own AD rate (margin; deposit a little lower), own CVD rate | 32.79% | 9.67% | 42.46% | 79 FR 96; 79 FR 106 |
| Zhejiang Xinlong Industry Co., Ltd. Own AD rate (margin; deposit a little lower), own CVD rate | 32.79% | 9.67% | 42.46% | 79 FR 96; 79 FR 106 |
| Dongguan Aoda Aluminum Co., Ltd. Own AD rate from an older review | 85.94% | 16.08% | 102.02% | 81 FR 85516; 86 FR 6630 |
| Changzou Tenglong Auto Parts Co. Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD. Spelled as printed in 86 FR 6630 and 86 FR 8593 | 86.01% | 16.08% | 102.09% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 6630 |
| CRRC Changzhou Auto Parts Co. Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 16.08% | 102.09% | 91 FR 53224; 87 FR 7423 |
| Kanal Precision Aluminum Product Co. Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 16.08% | 102.09% | 91 FR 53224; 87 FR 7423 |
| Uniton Investment Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 16.08% | 102.09% | 91 FR 53224; 87 FR 7423 |
| Permasteelisa Hong Kong Ltd Producer: Permasteelisa South China Factory Own AD rate from an older review | 85.73% | 28.01% | 113.74% | 80 FR 75060; 81 FR 15238 |
| Anji Chang Hong Chain Manufacturing; Assa Abloy (Zhongshan) Security Technology; Dezhou Huoamei Windows and Doors; Ewellix Motion Technologies; Ningbo Lianda Winch; Shanghai Zesheng Automotive Technology China-wide AD; CVD at the adverse-facts rate. Dezhou Huoamei is spelled as printed in 91 FR 51662 | 86.01% | 164.29% | 250.3% | 91 FR 53224; 91 FR 51662 |
| Liaoning Zhongwang Group Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 198.61% | 284.62% | 91 FR 53224; 83 FR 35208 |
| Liaoyang Zhongwang Aluminum Profile Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 198.61% | 284.62% | 91 FR 53224; 83 FR 35208 |
| Anshan Zhongjda Industry Co. Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD. Spelled as printed in 84 FR 35069 | 86.01% | 216.61% | 302.62% | 91 FR 53224; 84 FR 35069 |
| Foshan Sanshui Fenglu Aluminum Co. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 216.61% | 302.62% | 91 FR 53224; 84 FR 35069 |
| Jangho Curtain Wall Hong Kong Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 216.61% | 302.62% | 91 FR 53224; 84 FR 35069 |
| Sihui Shi Guoyao Aluminum Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 216.61% | 302.62% | 91 FR 53224; 84 FR 35069 |
| Sincere Profit Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 216.61% | 302.62% | 91 FR 53224; 84 FR 35069 |
| Activa International Inc. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.15% | 328.16% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 6630 |
| Guangdong Xingfa Aluminum Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.15% | 328.16% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 6630 |
| Precision Metal Works Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.15% | 328.16% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 6630 |
| Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Industry Engineering Co. Ltd Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.15% | 328.16% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 8593 |
| Summit Heat Sinks Metal Co, Ltd Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.15% | 328.16% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 8593 |
| Wenzhou Yongtai Electric Co. Ltd Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.15% | 328.16% | 91 FR 53224; 86 FR 8593 |
| Jiangsu Asia-Pacific Light Alloy Technology Co Ltd Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.56% | 328.57% | 91 FR 53224; 87 FR 7423 |
| Wellste Material Co Ltd Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 242.56% | 328.57% | 91 FR 53224; 87 FR 7423 |
| Guangdong Victor Aluminum Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 293.85% | 379.86% | 91 FR 53224; 88 FR 37031 |
| Hui Qian (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 293.85% | 379.86% | 91 FR 53224; 88 FR 37031 |
| Sichuan Hangxin New Glazing Material Co., Ltd. Own CVD rate; China-wide AD | 86.01% | 293.85% | 379.86% | 91 FR 53224; 88 FR 37031 |
Read each row with the two rules above: AD by the exporter (or the pair the notice names), CVD by the producer or the exporter. A row applies only when that company is on your entry in that role. Confirm the newest CBP message for both case numbers before you price on it. Built from every AD and CVD final results notice on these orders since 2011; Commerce publishes no single current list. For Xin Wei and Zhejiang Xinlong the AD figure is the margin; their deposit is lower by a subsidy offset that the notice does not print. Every row checked .
Same profiles, bought through a trading company
| Produced by, exported by a trader with no rate of its own | AD | CVD | AD + CVD | All in, HTS 7604.21.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong Xingfa Aluminum Co., Ltd. No AD rate of its own: China-wide AD. Its own CVD rate follows its profiles through the trader. | 86.01%China-wide, 91 FR 53224 | 242.15%producer's rate, 86 FR 6630 | 328.16% | 404.66% |
| Dongguan Aoda Aluminum Co., Ltd. Its own AD rate applies only when Aoda is the exporter. Its CVD rate follows the profiles. | 86.01%China-wide, 91 FR 53224 | 16.08%producer's rate, 86 FR 6630 | 102.09% | 178.59% |
| Tai-Ao Aluminium (Taishan) Co., Ltd. Its AD rate is an exporter-producer pair, so a trader pays China-wide AD. No CVD rate of its own, so all-others CVD. | 86.01%China-wide, 91 FR 53224 | 7.37%all others, 91 FR 51662 | 93.38% | 169.88% |
Priced with the CVD rule quoted above. If the trader holds a CVD rate of its own and it differs, the higher of the two applies. Ask your broker for the CBP message that covers the producer and the exporter before you count on a row.
Check your exporter's rate yourself
- Get the exporter’s full legal name in writing, exactly as it will print on the commercial invoice, and the producer’s name if another company made the profiles.
- Find that name in the table above, character for character. A sister company, a trading arm or a new name does not inherit a rate. Where the notice names a producer, the rate covers only goods that producer made.
- Search CBP’s AD/CVD messages (ADCVD Search, aceservices.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb) for both case numbers, A-570-967 / C-570-968, and read the newest cash-deposit message that names the exporter. Your broker can run the search for you.
- No match on either case: the exporter pays the China-wide AD rate plus the all-others CVD rate. A non-Chinese exporter of Chinese extrusions pays its Chinese supplier’s rate.
- Write the exporter, the producer and both case numbers into the PO, so the invoice matches the rate you priced.
What the duty does to one entry
HTS 7604.21.00 hollow profiles from China, ocean freight. Change the value to match your quote.
| On one entry | 1xxx, 3xxx or 6xxx alloy profiles, exporter without its own rate | Same profiles from the exporter with the lowest rate of its own Tai-Ao Aluminium (Taishan) Co., Ltd. | Profiles in an excluded 2xxx, 5xxx or 7xxx alloy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entered value | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 |
| Base rate (MFN) | $150.00 1.5% | $150.00 1.5% | $150.00 1.5% |
| Section 301 (2024) | $2,500.00 25% | $2,500.00 25% | $2,500.00 25% |
| Section 232 | $5,000.00 50% | $5,000.00 50% | $5,000.00 50% |
| AD A-570-967 | $8,601.00 86.01% | $3,251.00 32.51% 83 FR 45609 | n/a |
| CVD C-570-968 | $737.00 7.37% | $737.00 7.37% | n/a |
| Duty | $16,988.00 169.88% | $11,638.00 116.38% | $7,650.00 76.5% |
| MPF 0.3464%, minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86 per entry, FY2027. CBP Dec. 26-14, customs user fees for FY2027, 91 FR 48398 | $34.64 | $34.64 | $34.64 |
| HMF 0.125%, ocean entries only. 19 CFR 24.24 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Landed before freight | $27,035.14 | $21,685.14 | $17,697.14 |
| Each $1.00 of entered value lands at | $2.70 | $2.17 | $1.77 |
What each column assumes
- 1xxx, 3xxx or 6xxx alloy profiles, exporter without its own rate: Inside the order whether mill finished, anodized, powder coated, cut or drilled. Most architectural profiles are 6xxx alloys.
- Same profiles from the exporter with the lowest rate of its own: Only if that exact company is the exporter on your invoice. Picked among published deposits only: Xin Wei and Zhejiang Xinlong are left out because the notice prints their dumping margin, not the deposit after the subsidy offset.
- Profiles in an excluded 2xxx, 5xxx or 7xxx alloy: Outside the order only above the copper, magnesium or zinc limits in the 2011 order, which the mill certificate has to show. Heat-treated 5050-grade profiles are inside.
On a subassembly, AD/CVD is charged on the extrusion content only, so read the first column as the ceiling. A non-Chinese exporter of Chinese extrusions pays the rate of its Chinese supplier. Freight, brokerage and inland costs are in the full calculator.
When AD/CVD reaches the order
The order covers the extruded aluminum, however it is finished, cut or described on the invoice. Each row cites the order or ruling that decides it.
- A-570-967 / C-570-968 Aluminum extrusions In force since 2011-05-26. When in scope: AD 86.01% + CVD 7.37% for an exporter without its own rate. Checked
- Profiles in 1xxx, 3xxx or 6xxx alloys: hollow, solid, tube, pipe, bar or rod A-570-967 In scope +93.38% The scope is defined by alloy series. Extrusions drawn after extrusion are in too. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- Anodized, painted or powder-coated profiles; profiles cut to length, drilled, punched, bent or machined A-570-967 In scope +93.38% Finishing and fabrication do not take a profile out of scope. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- Profiles invoiced as parts for windows, doors, curtain walls, solar panels or furniture A-570-967 In scope +93.38% Named in the scope. Calling them parts changes nothing. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- End-use goods such as fence posts, electrical conduit, carpet trim and door thresholds A-570-967 In scope +93.38% In scope whether or not they are ready to use at entry. Door thresholds were held in scope again in 2025. 90 FR 11943
- Subassemblies: profiles welded or fastened together, hardware fitted A-570-967 In scope +93.38% In scope. Only the extrusion content is dutiable; the non-extrusion parts are not. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- Finished goods fully assembled at entry (glazed windows, doors with glass, solar panels) A-570-967 Out Excluded as finished merchandise. They pay the duty on their own HTS line instead. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- Finished-goods kit A-570-967 Depends Out only if the box holds every part needed to assemble the final good as is, with no cutting or punching. Adding screws to a box of profiles does not make it a kit. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- 2xxx, 5xxx and 7xxx alloy profiles A-570-967 Depends The 2011 order excludes 2xxx alloys over 1.5% copper, 5xxx over 1.0% magnesium and 7xxx over 2.0% zinc by weight. The mill certificate is your evidence. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- Heat-treated profiles meeting the 5050-grade alloy specification A-570-967 In scope +93.38% Found to circumvent the orders, whoever produced them. 82 FR 34630
- Cast aluminum (alloy numbers with a decimal point, such as 356.0), unwrought aluminum, finished heat sinks A-570-967 Out Excluded in the scope text. Finished heat sinks must be fully tested to a thermal specification. AD order, 76 FR 30650
- Extrusions exported from Vietnam made from Chinese extrusions or from billets re-melted from them A-570-967 In scope +93.38% Commerce found that "aluminum extrusions exported from Vietnam, that are produced from aluminum previously extruded (including billets created from re-melted Chinese extrusions) in China, are circumventing the Orders." Entries from 2018-03-05. An importer claiming non-Chinese input has to file the certifications in that notice. 84 FR 39805
- Chinese extrusions sold by an exporter outside China A-570-967 In scope +93.38% The cash deposit is the rate of the Chinese company that supplied the exporter. 91 FR 53224
- Any rate quoted from the 2023-24 case on China and 13 other countries A-570-158 (no order) Out Commerce collected provisional deposits after its 2024 preliminary determinations (CVD from 2024-03-11, AD from 2024-05-07). The ITC then voted no for every country (published 2024-11-22), so no order issued and the statute requires those deposits to be refunded. If you entered Chinese extrusions in 2024, ask your broker whether the entries liquidated without A-570-158 or C-570-159 duty. ITC determination, 89 FR 92720
Section 232: profiles, derivatives and the metal-share rule
The "232 aluminum derivatives list" question, answered for the goods extrusion buyers import.
- 7604 profiles and 7610 windows, doors, structures and railings 50% of the full entered value. The metal-share carve-out does not apply to chapter 76, so a profile pays it however light it is. Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201
- Lower-tier derivatives, for example 8302.41 door hardware 25% of the full entered value (heading 9903.82.09). Check the annex for your exact code before you price it. HTSUS Chapter 99, U.S. note 16
- Goods outside chapters 72-74 and 76 with under 15% steel, aluminum or copper by weight No Section 232 (9903.82.03). You report the metal weight, and the forced-labor Section 301 at 12.5% applies instead. Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201
- Section 232 goods and the forced-labor Section 301 Not stacked. Goods that pay Section 232 metals are exempt from the forced-labor tariff (9903.05.90). USTR notice of actions, 91 FR 47318
- Where the derivatives list lives In the annexes to HTSUS chapter 99, U.S. note 16. Proclamation 11021 ended the inclusion-request process, so codes can still be added. Check the HTSUS revision in force on your entry date. HTSUS Chapter 99, U.S. note 16
- Section 232 and AD/CVD on the same entry Both apply. AD/CVD is charged in addition to every layer above, on the same entered value.
Since 2026-04-06 Section 232 is charged on the full customs value, not on the aluminum content. Older articles that price 232 on metal content describe a regime that no longer exists.
Which certificate answers which question
No certificate is required to import bare profiles. What you check is the lot paperwork, plus an ICC-ES report if you buy a finished system that is sold to code.
- Is it the alloy and temper I ordered? No certificate There is no public directory. Ask for the mill test certificate for each lot (chemistry and tensile results) and match its lot number to the bundle tags.
- Is my alloy inside the AD/CVD scope? No certificate The same certificate decides it: the chemistry column shows the series and the copper, magnesium or zinc content.
- Does the finish meet the coating or anodizing spec? No certificate No public product directory that we found. Ask for test results to the AAMA specification named in your order, from the line that applied the finish.
- Guard or railing system for a code inspection ICC-ES ESR An ESR held by the factory or the brand, covering the full system you are buying, not one component. ICC-ES Reports Directory
- No US body certifies aluminum extrusions as a product. A seller offering "US certified profiles" is offering a phrase.
- ISO 9001 certifies a management system. It says nothing about the alloy in your bundle.
- A certificate from the billet supplier covers the billet. It does not test your extruded, aged and finished profiles.
How to check each certificate
ICC-ES evaluation report (ESR)
Lookup steps Ask for: The ESR number and the exact report holder's name.
Checked
ICC Evaluation Service
- Proves
- A named product or system from a named report holder was evaluated against the code editions listed in the report, under the conditions of use the report states.
- Does not prove
- That bare profiles, another product line or another company's system complies. Raw extrusions carry no ESR and need none.
- Required by
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- Building code: Not required by law. A building official may accept an ESR as evidence that a proprietary system (for example an aluminum guard or railing) meets the code; engineering by the project's designer is the other route.
- Ask for
- The ESR number and the exact report holder's name.
- Look it up
- ICC-ES Reports Directory Search by: Report type (ESR, ESL, PMG, ...), Report number, Product name or type, Manufacturer, Country, Code edition, Referenced standard.
- Search the ICC-ES directory by the ESR number, not by the name the seller gives you.
- Check that the report holder and the product name match your supplier and the system you are buying.
- Check the revision or expiry date and the code editions the report covers.
- Read the conditions of use (infill, post spacing, anchorage) and compare them with your drawings.
- Open the online copy (reports carry a QR code) and compare it with the PDF the seller sent.
Red flags
- An ESR number that resolves to a different company or product.
- A report that has expired or is past its revision date.
- A report for one component (for example posts) offered as covering the full system with its infill.
- A PDF that differs from the copy on icc-es.org.
Unconfirmed: Directory and its search fields checked 2026-10-18.
What a capable factory sends you
Documents and test reports, not names or badges.
We do not rank extruders. Ask every factory on your shortlist for these. A plant that already ships to US projects has them on file.
- A mill test certificate for each lot: chemistry and tensile results against the alloy and temper you ordered, with the lot number printed on the bundle tags Alloy decides scope and strength decides whether the profile works. A certificate with no lot link proves nothing about your bundle.
- Whether the exporter has its own AD and CVD rates from a completed review, with the Federal Register citation Without them it pays the China-wide AD rate and the all-others CVD rate. In the 2024-25 review every company examined got the China-wide rate.
- Where each profile was extruded and finished, and the country where the aluminum was smelted and cast Extrusions made in Vietnam from Chinese extrusions count as Chinese, and a non-Chinese exporter of Chinese extrusions pays its Chinese supplier’s rate. The smelt and cast country is reported on Section 232 entries.
- The specification you buy to on the drawing, for example ASTM B221 for alloy, temper and tensile properties, plus a tolerance on every critical dimension Without a named spec and tolerances, an out-of-spec profile is an argument, not a claim.
- Die drawings, the die charge in writing, and who owns the die A custom die is your sunk cost. The contract should say whether it is yours and what happens to it if you move suppliers.
- For painted, powder-coated or anodized profiles: the AAMA 2603, 2604, 2605 or 611 test report your spec calls for, and who applied the finish Architects write these FGIA tiers into specs. A brochure from the powder maker is not a test of this factory’s line.
- For railings and other systems sold to code, the ICC-ES report number where the factory or the brand is the report holder A building official may accept an ESR for a proprietary guard system. Bare profiles have none, and need none.
- Commercial invoice wording that matches what ships: profiles, subassemblies or a finished-goods kit Scope turns on the condition at entry. A vague description invites a CBP question.
QC checkpoints
Where an extrusion order goes wrong, from drawing to entry.
- 1 Before the deposit
- Profile drawings signed with alloy, temper, critical-dimension tolerances, finish spec and color.
- Sample profiles cut from the production die, measured by you or your inspector.
- Die ownership and die charge written into the PO.
- 2 During production
- Mill test certificate for each lot, checked against the ordered alloy and temper before finishing.
- Hardness or tensile spot check on samples from the lot.
- Coating or anodic film thickness measured against the spec on the drawing.
- 3 Pre-shipment inspection
- Length, straightness and critical dimensions measured on a sample from each die.
- Finish checked against the approved color sample, for coverage and for scratches on exposed faces.
- Protective film, interleaving and crating checked; bundle tags carry lot numbers that match the certificates.
- 4 Before the goods land
- Your broker has a scope position for every item and the case rate for this exporter.
- Packing list and invoice describe the goods as they ship.
- Smelt and cast country on file for the Section 232 entry.
MOQ and lead time
MOQ and lead time: no sourced data yet.MOQ moves with a new die versus one the factory already runs (a custom die is charged or spread over a minimum run), the number of profiles, alloys and tempers, finish (each powder color or anodize shade is its own batch) and per-piece cutting, punching, machining and packing; lead time with die making and sample approval rounds, aging, finishing and fabrication after extrusion, often in separate shops, inspection and rework and your broker’s scope review and the ocean booking.
Questions buyers ask
- Is there an anti-dumping duty on aluminum from China?
- On aluminum extrusions, yes: AD order A-570-967 and CVD order C-570-968, in force since 2011. An exporter without its own rate pays 93.38% combined as a cash deposit, on top of 76.5% from the base rate, Section 301 and Section 232 on HTS 7604.21.00. Aluminum foil, common alloy sheet and aluminum wire and cable from China have their own orders.
- Who pays anti-dumping duty?
- The US importer of record, as a cash deposit when the goods enter. The final amount is set later in an administrative review, and the importer pays any increase or gets the difference back. A Chinese seller that offers to cover the duty does not change who CBP bills.
- We paid deposits under A-570-158 in 2024. Do we get them back?
- They should come back. When the ITC votes no, the law requires Commerce to end the suspension of liquidation and refund the cash deposits (19 U.S.C. 1671d(c)(2) for CVD, 1673d(c)(2) for AD). Deposits ran only on entries made after the preliminary determinations, while those provisional measures were in effect. The refund does not touch A-570-967 or C-570-968: Chinese extrusions on those entries still owe the 2011 orders. Have your broker check each 2024 entry’s liquidation.
Sources and changes
Every rate, case and directory on this page, with the date we last checked it.
Sources Checked
- 1.HTSUS 2026 Rev. 21, 7604.21.00
- 2.HTSUS Chapter 99, U.S. notes 16, 20, 31, 37, 41, 52 (Rev. 21)
- 3.USTR notice of modification, 89 FR 76581
- 4.Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201
- 5.Proclamation 11032, 91 FR 34085
- 6.AD review final 2024-25, 91 FR 53224
- 7.CVD review final 2024, 91 FR 51662
- 8.Continuation of orders, 87 FR 66128
- 9.ITC negative, 2023-24 case, 89 FR 92720
- 10.AD order, 76 FR 30650
- 11.90 FR 11943
- 12.82 FR 34630
- 13.84 FR 39805
- 14.ICC-ES Reports Directory
- 15.USTR notice of actions, 91 FR 47318
- 16.ASTM B221, aluminum and aluminum-alloy extruded bars, rods, wire, profiles and tubes
- 17.FGIA: AAMA 2603, 2604 and 2605 organic coatings on aluminum extrusions and panels
- 18.FGIA: AAMA 611 anodized architectural aluminum
- 19.Recalculated deposits for investigation separate-rate companies, 83 FR 45609
- 20.AD review final 2018-19 (companies found China-wide), 85 FR 19726
- 21.AD review final 2019-20, 87 FR 7098
- 22.CVD preliminary determination, 2023-24 case (C-570-159), 89 FR 17394
- 23.AD preliminary determination, 2023-24 case (A-570-158), 89 FR 38031
- 24.19 U.S.C. 1673d(c)(2): effect of a negative ITC determination (AD)
- 25.19 U.S.C. 1671d(c)(2): effect of a negative ITC determination (CVD)
Not yet checked against the primary text: ICC-ES ESR: which code sections and ICC-ES acceptance criteria govern guards and railings. These come from secondary sources; confirm them with your code official or broker before you rely on them.
Changes that touch this page
Aluminum extrusions AD review 2024-25 final: all 18 companies under review at the China-wide rate of 86.01%.
Aluminum extrusions CVD review 2024 final: six non-responsive companies at 164.29%; all-others stays 7.37%.
Section 232 steel, aluminum and copper is rebuilt: 50% and 25% tiers charged on full customs value instead of metal content. Aluminum windows and doors (7610.10) and extrusions (7604) pay 50% on the whole entered value.
Related
- Source aluminum extrusions from China, any market
- A-570-967 / C-570-968: aluminum extrusions order
- Landed-cost calculator, aluminum extrusions and profiles preset
- Aluminum windows and doors: US duty
- Wooden kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities: US duty
- SPC and LVP flooring: US duty
- Quartz countertops and slabs: US duty
- AD/CVD orders on Chinese building products
- A-570-053: aluminum foil order
- A-570-073: common alloy aluminum sheet order
- Import building materials from China