Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)

HS code 760611 covers the import and export of non-alloyed aluminium plates, sheets, and strips that are thicker than 0.2mm and rectangular or square in shape. Aluminium is a versatile and widely-used metal with applications across numerous industries, including construction, transportation, packaging, and consumer goods. The trade of these aluminium products plays a crucial role in global supply chains and the broader economy.

Aluminium plates, sheets, and strips are typically produced through a process called rolling. In this method, molten aluminium is cast into ingots or slabs, which are then repeatedly passed through a series of rollers to gradually reduce the thickness and shape the material into the desired form. The rolling process can be carried out at both hot and cold temperatures, depending on the specific requirements of the final product.

The primary input for the production of HS code 760611 items is non-alloyed aluminium. This raw material is sourced from aluminium smelters, which extract and refine aluminium from bauxite ore. In addition to the aluminium feedstock, the manufacturing process also requires specialized rolling equipment, such as rolling mills and annealing furnaces, as well as energy inputs like electricity and natural gas.

The aluminium plates, sheets, and strips produced under HS code 760611 are used as inputs for a wide range of downstream industries and applications. These products may be further processed or fabricated into components for 760720 (Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas)) or 761010 (Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns); plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures).