Exports
USD 126.7 M
33,896 t · September 2026
- +65.2% 2026 year to date vs 2025
USD 1,043.5 M so far this yearUp to date
FOREIGN TRADE · NCM 76 · INDEC
Aluminium foreign trade
Argentine exports and imports of aluminium and articles thereof (chapter 76 of the Mercosur nomenclature), by heading and by country, from the official INDEC database.
Official data and identified sources · Last sync:
Summary
Imports
USD 49.6 M
8,694 t · September 2026
- +5.0% 2026 year to date vs 2025
USD 388.1 M so far this yearUp to date
Balance
USD 655.4 M
so far in 2026
FOB exports minus CIF imports, as in INDEC’s trade balance.
Month by month
Choose the flow, the unit and the heading. Exports are FOB and imports CIF.
INDEC protects part of this heading’s exports under statistical confidentiality (few companies export it): the marked months do not show everything exported and are never filled in with estimates.
Who we trade with
Chapter 76, last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026).
Export destinations
- United StatesUSD 720.7 M52.5%
- BrazilUSD 508.9 M37.1%
- MexicoUSD 49.0 M3.6%
- ChileUSD 30.0 M2.2%
- SpainUSD 14.7 M1.1%
- UruguayUSD 13.7 M1.0%
- ColombiaUSD 6.5 M0.5%
- JapanUSD 6.5 M0.5%
- ParaguayUSD 6.4 M0.5%
- EcuadorUSD 3.3 M0.2%
Import origins
- BrazilUSD 249.3 M48.3%
- ChinaUSD 135.0 M26.1%
- GermanyUSD 15.9 M3.1%
- RussiaUSD 13.3 M2.6%
- ItalyUSD 13.0 M2.5%
- SpainUSD 12.2 M2.4%
- United StatesUSD 10.5 M2.0%
- ParaguayUSD 9.1 M1.8%
- IndiaUSD 7.2 M1.4%
- CanadaUSD 6.3 M1.2%
“Confidential”: countries INDEC does not disclose under statistical confidentiality. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).
By heading
September 2026. Current Mercosur nomenclature (HS 2022).
| Heading | Exports (FOB) | Imports (CIF) | Imported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7601 Unwrought aluminium | USD 40.2 M* | USD 1.8 M | 476 t |
| 7602 Waste and scrap | USD 0.2 M | USD 0 | 0 t |
| 7603 Powders and flakes | USD 0 | USD 0.1 M | 16 t |
| 7604 Bars, rods and profiles | USD 0.4 M* | USD 2.5 M | 475 t |
| 7605 Wire | Protected by statistical confidentiality | USD 1.6 M | 356 t |
| 7606 Plates, sheets and strip (over 0.2 mm) | USD 0.1 M* | USD 20.6 M | 4,265 t |
| 7607 Foil (up to 0.2 mm) | USD 0.2 M* | USD 7.6 M | 1,120 t |
| 7608 Tubes and pipes | USD 0.2 M | USD 1.3 M | 115 t |
| 7609 Tube or pipe fittings | USD 66 k | USD 0.8 M | 47 t |
| 7610 Structures and parts (doors, windows, frames) | USD 0.4 M | USD 2.5 M | 418 t |
| 7611 Reservoirs and tanks (over 300 l) | USD 0 | USD 0 | 0 t |
| 7612 Casks, drums and cans (up to 300 l) | USD 0.6 M* | USD 2.3 M | 219 t |
| 7613 Containers for compressed gas | USD 0 | USD 17 k | 1 t |
| 7614 Stranded wire and cables, not insulated | USD 0 | USD 0.4 M | 122 t |
| 7615 Household articles | USD 0.5 M | USD 4.4 M | 611 t |
| 7616 Other articles | USD 4.6 M | USD 3.6 M | 453 t |
* Part of the heading is protected by statistical confidentiality: only what INDEC publishes is shown. Source: INDEC, Foreign trade in goods database · Download CSV (monthly, by heading)
Reference information taken from official public sources, cited for each figure. It is not financial advice or a sales quote. International aluminium is a monthly average; the dollar and the BCRA variables are updated every business day.