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HS chapter 79

Zinc

$18.1B traded in 2024 in 5,060 flows, sold by 168 nations and bought by 219: <0.1% of all goods trade, ranked 76 of 96.
Traded
$18.1B2024
Share of all trade
<0.1%rank 76 of 96
Exporters
168nations
Importers
219nations

World trade by year, 1995 to 2024

In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.

Largest exporters

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
Spain$1.61B
8.9%
South Korea$1.45B
8.0%
Belgium$1.31B
7.2%
Canada$1.23B
6.8%
Australia$1.22B
6.8%
Peru$896M
4.9%
India$860M
4.7%
Netherlands$855M
4.7%
Germany$797M
4.4%
Finland$745M
4.1%
Kazakhstan$729M
4.0%
Norway$587M
3.2%
Mexico$564M
3.1%
France$559M
3.1%
China$553M
3.0%
Japan$504M
2.8%
Poland$367M
2.0%
Singapore$354M
2.0%
Iran$341M
1.9%
Brazil$336M
1.9%

Largest importers

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
United States$2.16B
12%
China$1.45B
8.0%
Germany$1.18B
6.5%
Netherlands$1.04B
5.7%
Turkey$888M
4.9%
Italy$803M
4.4%
Vietnam$787M
4.3%
India$751M
4.1%
France$655M
3.6%
Belgium$628M
3.5%
Taiwan$605M
3.3%
Singapore$587M
3.2%
Thailand$536M
3.0%
Indonesia$399M
2.2%
Brazil$348M
1.9%
Austria$325M
1.8%
Russia$321M
1.8%
Poland$290M
1.6%
Malaysia$278M
1.5%
Mexico$269M
1.5%

Largest flows

From one nation to another in 2024.

Largest products

The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.

CodeProductValueShareSince 2000
790111Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc$9.03B50%
790112Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc$3.31B18%
790120Zinc: unwrought, alloys$2.25B12%
790790Zinc: articles n.e.s. in chapter 79$1.51B8.3%
790500Zinc: plates, sheets, strip and foil$627M3.5%
790200Zinc: waste and scrap$627M3.5%
790310Zinc dust$377M2.1%
790400Zinc: bars, rods, profiles and wire$211M1.2%
790390Zinc: powders and flakes$196M1.1%

Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.

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