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Industry Import Monitoring and Analysis

Aluminum

Global Aluminum Trade

AIM Feature:

The Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) team has recently made updates to our U.S. Aluminum Import Monitor to provide information on import trends over the previous few months. Current version includes license data collected for August through November 2025.

AIM welcomes hearing from its readers about the value of the monitor and other reports that might be of interest. Please reach out to aluminum.license@trade.gov with any feedback.

 

New! Aluminum Notable Trends (ANT)

Other aluminum pages

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Aluminum Import Licensing
All aluminum imports into the United States require an import license for Customs entry summary. The aluminum import license is an automatic license used for data collection purposes only. Importers and customs brokers use this website to obtain their aluminum licenses prior to completing their Customs entry documentation.
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Aluminum Trade Monitors
Commerce publishes: (1) the U.S. Aluminum Import Monitor, which combines data from Census and import licenses and is updated weekly; (2) the Country of Most Recent Cast Dashboard with information on the country where imported aluminum products were most recently cast; (3) the Country of Smelt Dashboard with information on the country where the primary aluminum was smelted; and (4) the Global Aluminum Trade Monitor.
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Aluminum Reports
ITA's reports provide information on aluminum trade and state of the U.S. aluminum industry.
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Current AD/CVD Proceedings
Find information on current AD/CVD Investigations, Orders and Suspension Agreements.

Please note that the IMAU monitors are used for statistical purposes only.
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