Domestic Primary Aluminum Net Imports Rise 19.4% MoM in July 2026, Down 25.9% YoY

According to General Administration of Customs, domestic alumina exports reached 305,000 tonnes in July 2026, up 33.0% year‑on‑year; alumina imports stood at 367,000 tonnes, surging 199.3% year‑on‑year. Net imports of alumina totalled 62,000 tonnes in July.

[Aluminum Flash‑News – July Bauxite Imports] According to General Administration of Customs data, domestic bauxite imports totalled 19.04 million tonnes in July 2026, down 6.3% month‑on‑month. For January‑July 2026, cumulative domestic bauxite imports reached 140.12 million tonnes, up 13.5% year‑on‑year. Domestic imports of Guinean bauxite stood at 14.88 million tonnes in July 2026, falling 6.1% month‑on‑month and 6.7% year‑on‑year. Cumulative domestic imports of Guinean bauxite for January‑July 2026 amounted to 113.288 million tonnes, a year‑on‑year rise of 18.5%. (HS Code: 26060000)

Primary Aluminum Imports: According to General Administration of Customs data, domestic primary aluminum imports stood at approximately 185,000 tonnes in July 2026, up 10.8% month‑on‑month and down 17.9% year‑on‑year. Cumulative domestic primary aluminum imports totalled around 1.472 million tonnes over January‑July 2026, a year‑on‑year decline of 1.8%. Primary Aluminum Exports: Per General Administration of Customs statistics, domestic primary aluminum exports reached roughly 32,000 tonnes in July 2026, down 17.9% month‑on‑month and 23.2% year‑on‑year. Cumulative primary aluminum exports from January to July 2026 were about 146,000 tonnes, representing a year‑on‑year increase of approximately 14.1%. (The above import and export data are based on HS codes 76011090 and 76011010)