Aluminum Imports Tumble to $2.6 billion

Aluminum Imports tumble 6.5% in September 2026 to $2.6 billion and up 34.9% 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.

• September 2026: $2.6 billion
• on the month: -6.5%
• on the year: +34.9%

The print sits 61% of the way up the archived range of $1.8 billion (July 2025) to $3.1 billion (March 2026), with the standing trend falling.

The year-over-year comparison is against September 2025, which printed $1.9 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.