Short answer: how should China and Turkey aluminium profiles to Romania be compared?

Compare aluminium profiles from China versus Turkey to Romania on one controlled drawing, tooling and first-article basis, finish system, buying unit, bundle and load plan, executable route, current customs evidence, exact Romanian handoff, and acceptance rule. Do not choose an origin from extrusion price alone.

Economic delivered cost per accepted buying unit = economic landed cost ÷ (ordered buying units − modeled unusable buying units).

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The five-sheet workbook joins the control register to two fictional cost scenarios, bundle and delivery planning, formulas, controlled lists, and dated official sources. Replace every example value; choose kilograms, metres, pieces, or another valid buying unit; and keep unresolved controls on hold.

Compare both origins using the same evidence

Joined decision	Evidence required for China and Turkey	Romania release gate
Drawing and finish	Controlled profile ID and revision, alloy and temper, tolerances, length schedule, finishing plant and system, colour or surface basis, and intended use.	The buyer accepts one measurable product and buying-unit basis.
Tooling and sample	Die ID, ownership and custody, direct or amortised cost treatment, first-article report, retained reference, and intervention or finish-system change control.	Production and every repeat release remain tied to the controlled evidence.
Bundle and load	Package marks and content, dimensions, net and gross weight, protection, handling points, load plan, equipment, payload, and written carrier acceptance.	The exact long-length load is executable rather than assumed from a generic mode.
Commercial route	Incoterms rule and version, exact named place, inclusions and exclusions, origin pickup, handoffs, insurance, validity, surcharges, free time, and timing range.	Both quotes finish at the same Romanian handoff or show every missing leg.
Customs and import	Importer and EORI, representation, technical description, CN/TARIC basis, origin evidence, A.TR customs status where applicable, current China measures and producer evidence, valuation, duty, VAT, and CBAM route.	The broker or responsible specialist confirms the transaction-specific basis from current sources.
Romanian delivery and acceptance	Exact address, vehicle access, appointment, unloading, storage, disposal, receiver, receipt evidence, incoming inspection, accepted units, claim route, and replacement release.	The warehouse or project team accepts the executable handoff and the buyer controls acceptance.

Compare the same origins across different buying denominators

For a second China-versus-Turkey Romania comparison where fragile matched components change the buying denominator, use the sanitary ware Turkey vs China Romania landed-cost checklist. It carries model, A.TR and origin, packing, complete-set, replenishment, and cost-per-accepted-set controls on the same buyer-controlled basis.

Move one joined case from drawing to accepted units

Freeze drawing and buying unit. Make both candidates quote the same profile revision, alloy, temper, tolerance, length mix, finish, ordered quantity, and commercial denominator.
Release tooling and the first article. Bind die identity and ownership, tooling-cost treatment, the approved first article, retained reference, finishing plant, and change-control gates.
Join bundle to executable route. Reconcile every profile and length to package geometry, weight, protection, handling, equipment, carrier acceptance, and route handoff.
Confirm the customs and product-law routes. Record EORI and representation, classification, origin, current measures, valuation, duty and VAT treatment, CBAM, and the intended-use technical route without converting assumptions into approvals.
Confirm Romanian delivery and acceptance. Name the address, appointment, access, unloading, storage, receiver, inspection sample, evidence, accepted denominator, and claim path.
Release only the joined case. Compare economic and cash cost per accepted buying unit after the same end-to-end basis is confirmed.

Keep A.TR customs status separate from origin and current China measures

Evidence question	What the current official source supports	Boundary
Turkey A.TR	The EU–Türkiye customs-union page describes A.TR as proof that goods are in free circulation.	An A.TR movement certificate is customs-status evidence; it is not itself proof of origin. Confirm applicability and handling for the exact goods.
China aluminium extrusions	Regulation (EU) 2021/546 established the definitive measure and a March 2026 notice initiated an expiry review.	Check current TARIC product scope, origin, exporting producer, additional codes, invoice evidence, amendments, and measure status. Do not copy a historic or blanket rate.
TARIC and Romanian VAT	TARIC integrates current EU tariff and commercial-policy measures including trade defence.	TARIC does not contain national VAT rates. The buyer and adviser must confirm the Romanian rate, taxable amount, cash timing, and recoverability.
CBAM and intended use	Aluminium is a CBAM sector and the Construction Products Regulation supplies a route for products within its scope.	Exact CN scope, declarant obligations, emissions evidence, intended use, applicable technical specification, declaration, and marking route require current specialist confirmation.

Keep economic cost separate from cash required

Planning result	Workbook treatment	Control
Planning customs value	Goods, finishing and packing, origin costs, freight, insurance, and a visible adjustment field.	Confirm the valuation method and any tooling treatment; avoid counting an included leg twice.
Economic landed cost	Goods, direct tooling, logistics and fees, duty, and import VAT only when modeled as non-recoverable.	VAT recovery depends on the buyer and transaction; the workbook does not decide it.
Cash required	Goods, direct tooling, logistics and fees, duty, and the modeled import VAT outlay.	Payment timing, deferral, deduction, financing, and recovery remain outside the simplified formula.
Cost per accepted buying unit	Economic landed cost divided by ordered units less buyer-modeled unusable units.	The unusable-unit input is a sensitivity rather than a damage forecast, supplier score, acceptance result, or claims outcome.

Use the generic aluminium-profile tooling and finish acceptance register for deeper die, first-article, finishing-plant, retained-sample, and repeat-release control. The broader China-versus-Turkey aluminium guide supplies the European market and sourcing context; the freight and Incoterms guide explains commercial-scope normalization.

Decision boundary

This page and workbook do not select China or Turkey, verify a supplier, classify aluminium profiles, prove origin, decide A.TR applicability, determine current trade-measure scope or a producer rate, value goods, provide a live tariff, duty, VAT, freight, insurance, handling, or timing input, decide CBAM or product-law scope, select a harmonised specification, approve a declaration or CE marking, engineer or approve a die, finish, bundle, load, securing, lifting, route, or Romanian site handoff, predict unusable units, determine acceptance or claims entitlement, or approve a purchase or shipment. Confirm every transaction-specific conclusion with the responsible buyer, supplier, forwarder, carrier, broker, tax adviser, conformity specialist, insurer, warehouse, or project team.

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