The aluminium hsn code depends on the form: ingots are 7601, profiles and sections 7604, sheets and plates 7606, foil 7607, tubes 7608, doors, windows and partitions 7610, and other aluminium articles such as ladders 7616, and GST on aluminium is 18% across all of these. Aluminium utensils and kitchen articles are the one lower rated line at 5%.
This page explains each heading, the aluminium windows and partition trade, a fabricator's bill and the scrap code. Steel, copper and the rest of the metals group start at the metals hub.
Aluminium: codes and GST rates
Item / HSN / GST- Aluminium ingots and unwrought aluminium18%Primary metal
- Aluminium scrap18%Waste and scrap
- Aluminium profiles, sections, bars and rods18%Extrusions for windows
- Aluminium wire18%Including conductor wire
- Aluminium sheets, plates and strip above 0.2 mm18%Including chequered sheets
- Aluminium foil up to 0.2 mm18%Kitchen and packing foil
- Aluminium tubes and pipes18%Round and square tubes
- Aluminium doors, windows, partitions18%Structures and parts
- Aluminium utensils and household articles5%Kitchen articles
- Aluminium ladders and other articles18%Other articles
- Aluminium lugs and rivets18%Fasteners of aluminium
Quick facts
Chapter
76: aluminium and articles thereofGST rate
18% (9% CGST + 9% SGST)Lower rate
Aluminium utensils 5%Digits to print
4 digits up to Rs 5 crore turnover, 6 aboveCommon wrong code
7616 for windows (7610 is structures)Scrap
7602 at 18%
Aluminium hsn code and gst rate list
| Heading | Goods | GST |
|---|---|---|
| 7601 | Unwrought aluminium, ingots, billets | 18% |
| 7602 | Aluminium waste and scrap | 18% |
| 7603 | Aluminium powders and flakes | 18% |
| 7604 | Bars, rods, profiles and sections | 18% |
| 7605 | Aluminium wire | 18% |
| 7606 | Plates, sheets and strip above 0.2 mm | 18% |
| 7607 | Foil up to 0.2 mm | 18% |
| 7608 | Tubes and pipes | 18% |
| 7609 | Tube or pipe fittings | 18% |
| 7610 | Structures: doors, windows, frames, partitions | 18% |
| 7612 | Casks, drums, cans and containers | 18% |
| 7615 | Table, kitchen and household articles; utensils | 5% |
| 7616 | Other articles: ladders, lugs, rivets | 18% |
Aluminium profile and section hsn code
Extruded aluminium profiles and sections used for windows, doors, partitions and frames are 7604 at 18%. Hollow profiles are 7604 21 and solid profiles 7604 29 for alloy aluminium. Square and round tubes of aluminium go under 7608.
Aluminium window, door and partition hsn code
Finished aluminium doors, windows, frames, thresholds and office partitions are structures under 7610 at 18%. A fabricator who makes windows in a workshop and delivers them sells goods under 7610. One who makes and fixes them at the client's building usually supplies a works contract under SAC 9954 at 18%. Glass fitted in them is covered on the glass page.
Aluminium sheet and foil hsn code
Aluminium plates, sheets and strip thicker than 0.2 mm are 7606, including chequered plates and roofing sheets. Thinner foil, such as kitchen foil and packaging foil, is 7607. Both are 18%.
Aluminium ladder and other articles
Ladders, lugs, rivets, nails and other aluminium articles not covered elsewhere are 7616 at 18%. Aluminium utensils such as pressure cookers, kadais and pots are 7615 at 5%; see utensils.
Fabricator's invoice
Aluminium section dealer to a fabricator: Aluminium window profiles, HSN 7604 29, 600 kg, taxable value Rs 1,80,000. IGST 18% Rs 32,400. Total Rs 2,12,400.
Aluminium scrap and ingot
Aluminium scrap is 7602 at 18%, and remelted ingots are 7601. Scrap trade carries invoice risks; see scrap. Aluminium conductors used in power lines are wire under 7605 or stranded conductors under 7614, both 18%.
Aluminium gst rate for fabricators and builders
Window and partition fabricators buy profiles at 18% and sell finished windows at 18%, so credit flows smoothly. A builder who buys aluminium windows for flats sold at 1% or 5% cannot take that credit. An office owner fitting partitions in its own premises also cannot take credit if the partitions become part of the building, since credit for constructing immovable property is blocked.
Aluminium traders should read this as background only. Product form and whether work is done at site change the treatment, so check the GST portal and get a GST practitioner's or chartered accountant's view on fabrication contracts.
Frequently asked questions
How much GST is charged on aluminium?
Aluminium and its articles are 18%. Aluminium utensils and household articles are 5%.
What is the 7604 hsn code?
7604 is aluminium bars, rods, profiles and sections, at 18%.
What is the aluminium window hsn code?
Aluminium doors and windows are structures under 7610, at 18%.
What is the aluminium foil hsn code?
Aluminium foil up to 0.2 mm thick is 7607, at 18%.
What is the 7616 hsn code gst rate?
7616, other articles of aluminium, is 18%.