aluminium
4 analyses on this topic, newest first. Each one carries its figures with the source document and the date it was retrieved.
Appears in Sourcing & Suppliers and Trade Policy
Analysis
China Cut the Refund on Finished Goods and Added a Tax on Raw Metal
Export duty on copper cathode is 30% nominal, 10% provisional. The rebate loss on a battery line is 9 points of FOB. Both cut what the exporter keeps, both land on your quote, and neither is negotiable at the table.
Two EU Charges Reach Steel and Only One Reaches Aluminium, and That Reverses the Ranking
The EU applies a carbon charge to both metals and a 50 per cent quota duty to steel alone. On Chinese goods that reverses which material looks expensive, and the crossing point is a single CIF value you can work out.
China Taxes the Metal on the Way Out, Then Zeroes It Once the Metal Has a Shape
107 goods carry Chinese export duties in 2026 and 68 have provisional rates. For copper and aluminium the pattern is deliberate: raw material taxed at 30 percent, every wrought product zeroed.
What Chinese Steel Really Costs Under CBAM in 2026, per Tonne
The EU replaced its CBAM default-value tables retroactively on 31 July 2026, and the "CBAM factor" is read backwards by almost everyone. Here is what Chinese steel and aluminium actually cost per tonne in 2026, with every input printed.