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Aluminum Imports Tumble to $2.7 billion

Aluminum Imports tumble 8.7% in July 2026 to $2.7 billion and up 49.2% from a year earlier. Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled…

Aluminum Imports tumble 8.7% in July 2026 to $2.7 billion and up 49.2% from a year earlier. Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled demand, restocking, or tariff pull-forward without separate evidence.

• July 2026: $2.7 billion
• on the month: -8.7%
• on the year: +49.2%

Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled demand, restocking, or tariff pull-forward without separate evidence.

The print sits 70% of the way up the archived range of $1.8 billion (July 2025) to $3.1 billion (March 2026), with the standing trend rising.

The year-over-year comparison is against July 2025, which printed $1.8 billion. Source: Census International Trade. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.

Published 2026-09-10.