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Aluminum Imports Surge to $3.0 billion in June 2026

U.S. aluminum imports totalled $3.0 billion in June 2026, up 7.2% on the month and up 48.9% on the year. The most recent full-year unit-price data (2025 over 2024) says price has been doing real work in this lane: aluminum articles unit prices fell 24.0%, and aluminum semi-finished products unit prices rose 3.7%.

The unit-price read, by family

Aluminum Articles: unit price down 24.0% in 2025, effective duty 31.1%, $1.9 billion of annual customs value
Aluminum Semi-finished Products: unit price up 3.7% in 2025, effective duty 32.8%, $7.6 billion of annual customs value

The split matters because a value rise driven by price is inflation landing on buyers, while a rise driven by volume is demand or restocking. The family-level unit prices point to the latter here, with the caveat that the unit-price data is full-year (2025) while the flow above is monthly.

Import figures are census customs values — landed cost adds duty and freight on top, which is where the effective tariff rates bite. Source: Census International Trade.

Published 2026-08-17.