# How Much Does Custom Aluminum Casting Cost in China? 2026 Price Guide
Custom aluminum casting cost in China depends on more than alloy and part weight. A quote can change materially when tooling, machining, inspection, finishing, packaging, export documents, and landed-cost assumptions are included.
This buyer guide explains how to prepare a cost-comparable RFQ without relying on unsupported savings claims or incomplete price tables.
Main cost components
Most custom aluminum casting quotes include some combination of:
- •tooling design and fabrication
- •raw casting production
- •heat treatment
- •CNC machining and fixtures
- •surface finishing
- •leak testing, CMM, X-ray, material certificates, or PPAP records
- •packaging and labeling
- •export paperwork, freight, duty, and destination handling
Ask suppliers to separate these line items so procurement can compare the same scope.
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Tooling cost questions
Tooling price depends on parting line, core count, expected mold life, tolerance risk, sample approval, and whether the tool must support future volume. Before approving a tool, clarify ownership, maintenance, storage, transfer rights, revision process, and what evidence is delivered with T1 samples.
Piece price questions
Piece price is affected by casting weight, yield, alloy, batch size, cycle time, machining time, finishing, inspection, and scrap risk. A quote for raw casting only should not be compared directly with a quote for machined, inspected, export-ready parts.
Landed-cost questions
Overseas sourcing decisions should include freight mode, duty exposure, customs handling, inventory buffer, incoming inspection, supplier communication effort, and issue-resolution workflow. The cheapest ex-works price is not always the lowest program cost.
RFQ data to send
Send the 2D drawing, STEP file, annual volume, first-order quantity, alloy or mechanical requirements, machining scope, finish, inspection records, packaging requirements, delivery destination, and any current supplier benchmark you are allowed to share.
Bohua RFQ path
Bohua can review custom aluminum casting RFQs for cost drivers, tooling path, quote scope, inspection assumptions, and landed-cost inputs. Send the package through the formal RFQ form when the drawing set is ready.
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