Customs and duties on aluminium windows
Aluminium windows and doors travel on a specific customs line, and the duty that applies depends on the destination and, often, on the country of origin. The product sits under the aluminium structures heading — HS 7610 for windows, doors and their frames — and the rate is set by the destination tariff schedule, by any trade agreement in force, and on some routes by additional measures on aluminium goods. The number is the importer of record to check, and the paperwork has to match the goods exactly.
The heading the goods travel under
Aluminium windows, doors and their frames classify under the aluminium structures heading — HS 7610.10 for doors, windows and their frames, with the glazed or unglazed variant in the subheading. The classification matters because the duty, the free-trade treatment and any additional measure all attach to the code. A mixed container of windows, doors and glass parts is classified line by line, which is why the packing list runs per crate and matches the commercial invoice.
What sets the rate
- The destination tariff schedule — the base rate the importing country applies to the heading.
- A trade agreement between origin and destination, where one is in force and the goods meet the rules of origin.
- Additional measures on aluminium goods on some routes, which add to the base rate rather than replace it.
- The origin of the goods, which is the factory country, documented by the certificate of origin the shipment carries.
The importer of record and the documents
The duty is the importer responsibility, and it is the importer of record who checks the rate and pays it — which is why the Incoterm decides who that is. The documents that make the entry run clean: the commercial invoice matching the goods and the classification, the packing list matching the crates, the certificate of origin for the agreement claim, and any test or conformity document the destination requires. A mismatch between the invoice and the goods is what holds a container at the port.
How we help on the export side
We clear the goods for export and issue the documents that travel with them — the invoice, the packing list, the certificate of origin and, where the destination asks, the test report. The import entry, the duty and the clearance at the destination are the importer side, which is where a local customs broker earns their fee on a first import. On a DDP order the clearance and the duty sit inside our number, and we price the route with the forwarder before the order.
Questions
HS 7610.10 covers doors, windows and their frames of aluminium, glazed or unglazed in the subheading. The exact subheading is set by the destination schedule, and the classification attaches the duty to the goods.