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U.S. imports of aluminum and aluminum alloy tube and pipe fittings (SITC 68427) totaled $7.8M in April 2026, traded with 34 countries.
Importers of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Tube and Pipe Fittings paid $4.2M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 59% on $7.1M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataCouplings, elbows, reducers, and sleeves in aluminum and its alloys connect piping systems in refrigeration, compressed-air, structural, and fluid-conveyance applications. The heading covers fittings regardless of whether they are cast, forged, or machined from extruded stock, making the manufacturing method a classification edge case when a fitting could also be described as a casting or forging under a different heading. Section 232 tariffs apply, and the overlap with aluminum extrusion antidumping orders is a recurring compliance question for machined fittings produced from extruded bar or tube.
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Potentially yes. If the extruded input is sourced from a country subject to an aluminum extrusions antidumping order, the scope may extend to fittings that are merely cut or machined from covered extrusions. The key question is whether the downstream processing is sufficient to take the product outside the order's scope — a determination that typically requires a formal scope ruling.
The essential character and primary function govern: fittings designed to join or redirect tubing and piping systems classify here regardless of how they are manufactured. A product that is primarily a structural casting or a forged blank not dedicated to pipe-joining functions would classify elsewhere. When the manufacturing method creates ambiguity, a CBP binding ruling is the most reliable path to correct classification.
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