Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm

HS v2022 Code: 7607

About aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm

HS code 7607 covers the classification of aluminium foil, a versatile and widely used material in various industries. Aluminium foil is a thin, lightweight, and highly malleable form of aluminium that offers exceptional properties such as corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity, and barrier protection. This industry plays a crucial role in the global economy, providing essential packaging solutions, insulation materials, and components for a wide range of products, from food and beverage containers to electronics and construction applications.

Production process

The production of aluminium foil typically involves a multi-step process. First, aluminium ingots or sheets are subjected to a series of rolling and annealing operations to reduce the thickness and increase the surface area. The rolling process can be either hot or cold, depending on the desired characteristics of the final product. After rolling, the aluminium foil may undergo additional treatments, such as printing, lamination, or coating, to enhance its functionality or aesthetic appeal.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of aluminium foil include primary aluminium, which is obtained from the smelting of bauxite ore, as well as various chemicals and additives used in the production and finishing processes. Additionally, specialized machinery, such as rolling mills, annealing furnaces, and coating equipment, are essential for the efficient and high-quality manufacturing of aluminium foil.

Production outputs

The primary output of the aluminium foil industry is, of course, aluminium foil itself. This material finds widespread application in a variety of industries, including 4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewelry boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper, 8504 (Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors), and 8548 Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter. These industries rely on the unique properties of aluminium foil to provide effective packaging, insulation, and component solutions.

Family tree for aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/76'>76: Aluminium and articles thereof</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7607'>7607: Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7601'>7601: Aluminium; unwrought</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7602'>7602: Aluminium; waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7603'>7603: Aluminium; powders and flakes</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7604'>7604: Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7605'>7605: Aluminium wire</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7606'>7606: Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7608'>7608: Aluminium; tubes and pipes</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7609'>7609: Aluminium; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves)</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7610'>7610: Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7611'>7611: Aluminium; reservoirs, tanks, vats and the like for material (not compressed or liquefied gas) of capacity over 300l, whether or not lined, heat-insulated, not fitted with mechanical, thermal equipment</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7612'>7612: Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7613'>7613: Aluminium; containers for compressed or liquefied gas</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7614'>7614: Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7615'>7615: Aluminium; table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, sanitary ware and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/7616'>7616: Aluminium; articles n.e.c. in chapter 76</a>"]

    B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/760711'>760711: Aluminium; foil, (not backed), rolled (but not further worked), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm</a>"]
B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/760719'>760719: Aluminium; foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, not rolled</a>"]
B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/760720'>760720: Aluminium; foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm</a>"]


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