Heading · Section XV
7902: Zinc waste and scrap
- —UK
- FreeEU
- 25%Türkiye
- FreeUSA
- US$637.6mWorld trade in 2024
Heading 7902 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 7902.00, in chapter 79 (zinc and articles thereof).
Heading 7902 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for heading 7902; the statutory rate is 25%.
Heading 7902 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 7902 goods worth US$637.6m (−3.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was France (US$103.2m), followed by Germany.
The biggest buyer was India, with imports of US$157.5m.
The United Kingdom ranked 16th among 122 exporters with US$9.2m.
The United Kingdom imported US$2.1m.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
Subheadings 1
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$607.5kUS$607.5k+US$2.5m+US$14.2m+> US$41.8m
Exports: 122
- France: US$103.2m
- Germany: US$91.8m
- Netherlands: US$44.4m
- United States: US$41.8m
- Malaysia: US$32.6m
- Belgium: US$27.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24.9m
- Poland: US$21.7m
- Spain: US$21.7m
- Italy: US$20.5m
- Thailand: US$19.7m
- Canada: US$18.2m
- Mexico: US$14.2m
- Austria: US$13.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.9m
- United Kingdom: US$9.2m
- Japan: US$8.8m
- Denmark: US$7.9m
- Indonesia: US$7.2m
- Czechia: US$6.5m
- Sweden: US$5.1m
- Portugal: US$4.9m
- Nigeria: US$4.9m
- Slovakia: US$4.3m
- Australia: US$4.2m
- Switzerland: US$3.8m
- Morocco: US$3.2m
- Taiwan: US$3.1m
- Philippines: US$3.1m
- South Africa: US$2.8m
- Bulgaria: US$2.5m
- Romania: US$2.4m
- Norway: US$2.1m
- Hungary: US$1.9m
- Venezuela: US$1.9m
- Finland: US$1.8m
- Singapore: US$1.8m
- Slovenia: US$1.8m
- Kuwait: US$1.7m
- Israel: US$1.6m
- Iran: US$1.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.5m
- New Zealand: US$1.5m
- Dominican Republic: US$1.4m
- Yemen: US$1.1m
- Luxembourg: US$1.1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$976.4k
- Jordan: US$963.3k
- Lebanon: US$933.2k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$913.1k
- Tunisia: US$912.2k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$900.3k
- Croatia: US$883k
- Greece: US$825.2k
- Cambodia: US$809.4k
- Chile: US$708.5k
- Guatemala: US$686.5k
- Ghana: US$686.1k
- Iraq: US$667k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$545.3kUS$545.3k+US$5.7m+US$19.5m+> US$74.8m
Imports: 90
- India: US$157.5m
- Italy: US$124.9m
- Belgium: US$74.8m
- Thailand: US$31.2m
- Malaysia: US$27m
- United States: US$21.4m
- France: US$19.6m
- Germany: US$19.5m
- Spain: US$16.9m
- Poland: US$16.6m
- Austria: US$16.1m
- Netherlands: US$15.1m
- China: US$14.7m
- Bangladesh: US$9.4m
- Slovakia: US$8.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Japan: US$7.8m
- Sri Lanka: US$6.7m
- Taiwan: US$6.1m
- South Korea: US$5.7m
- Türkiye: US$4.9m
- Romania: US$2.6m
- United Kingdom: US$2.1m
- Portugal: US$1.8m
- Ukraine: US$1.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.5m
- Hungary: US$1.5m
- Norway: US$1.3m
- Canada: US$1.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.2m
- Greece: US$1.1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Czechia: US$770.5k
- Indonesia: US$711.8k
- Luxembourg: US$709.9k
- Morocco: US$660.5k
- Lithuania: US$620.9k
- Sweden: US$589.4k
- New Zealand: US$545.3k
- Russia: US$486k
- Singapore: US$473.9k
- Bulgaria: US$434k
- Slovenia: US$369.1k
- Denmark: US$368.3k
- Pakistan: US$364.9k
- Jordan: US$245.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$219.5k
- Cambodia: US$148.9k
- Colombia: US$129.6k
- Switzerland: US$97k
- Brazil: US$89.4k
- Mexico: US$68.8k
- Australia: US$68.4k
- Peru: US$57.8k
- Iran: US$55.1k
- Latvia: US$48.1k
- Finland: US$44.4k
- Kenya: US$33.5k
- Estonia: US$20.5k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$15.3k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | US$103.2m | 16.2% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$91.8m | 14.4% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$44.4m | 7% |
| 4 | United States | US$41.8m | 6.6% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$32.6m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$27.3m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$24.9m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$21.7m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$21.7m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$20.5m | 3.2% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for zinc waste and scrap?
Zinc waste and scrap fall under HS heading 7902, part of chapter 79, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on zinc waste and scrap in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7902 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on zinc waste and scrap in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 7902 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most zinc waste and scrap?
France, with US$103.2m in 2024 (16.2% of world exports).