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Aluminum Imports Tumble to $2.7 billion in July 2026

U.S. aluminum imports totalled $2.7 billion in July 2026, down 8.7% on the month and up 49.2% on the year. The common full-year customs-unit-value comparison (2025 over 2024) shows: aluminum articles customs unit values fell 24.0%, and aluminum semi-finished products customs unit values rose 3.7%. These aggregates can also move with product, grade, origin, valuation, or quantity mix.

Customs unit-value context, by family

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

The full-year customs unit values add context but do not split this monthly customs-value move into price and physical volume. They are aggregate ratios across products and origins, not matched-item price indexes, and their 2025 reporting period differs from the monthly flow above.

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 2026-09-14.