Heading · Section XV
7904: Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire
- —UK
- 5%EU
- 35%–40%Türkiye
- 4.2%USA
- US$212.8mWorld trade in 2024
Heading 7904 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 7904.00, in chapter 79 (zinc and articles thereof).
Heading 7904 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 7904 into 4 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 35% and 40% (average 36.3%).
Heading 7904 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 4.2%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 7904 goods worth US$212.8m (−14.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$47.4m), followed by Finland.
The biggest buyer was Austria, with imports of US$21.8m.
The United Kingdom ranked 9th among 78 exporters with US$7.3m.
The United Kingdom imported US$4.2m.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 35% – 40% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines · average 36.3% 
USA 4.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$244kUS$244k+US$1.2m+US$7.6m+> US$22.4m
Exports: 78
- Germany: US$47.4m
- Finland: US$27.9m
- India: US$22.4m
- Luxembourg: US$20.2m
- China: US$15.5m
- Poland: US$12.2m
- Belgium: US$11.1m
- United States: US$7.6m
- United Kingdom: US$7.3m
- Australia: US$6.9m
- France: US$5.5m
- Malaysia: US$3.4m
- South Korea: US$2.8m
- Netherlands: US$2.3m
- Portugal: US$1.9m
- Japan: US$1.6m
- Italy: US$1.6m
- Austria: US$1.3m
- Estonia: US$1.3m
- Singapore: US$1.2m
- Thailand: US$1.1m
- Türkiye: US$1.1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Canada: US$837.7k
- Bulgaria: US$664.2k
- Spain: US$576.9k
- Sweden: US$486.9k
- Vietnam: US$469.7k
- Uzbekistan: US$415.9k
- Romania: US$410.1k
- Czechia: US$407.1k
- Russia: US$374.4k
- Greece: US$371.8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$346.6k
- Taiwan: US$325.2k
- Mexico: US$325.1k
- Switzerland: US$299.7k
- Lithuania: US$258.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$244k
- Denmark: US$147.1k
- Costa Rica: US$130.2k
- Slovenia: US$120.1k
- Norway: US$116.4k
- South Africa: US$101.9k
- Indonesia: US$89.2k
- Fiji: US$58.5k
- Honduras: US$49.2k
- Philippines: US$49.2k
- Algeria: US$48.7k
- Hungary: US$46.9k
- Brazil: US$46.1k
- Egypt: US$45.8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$42.2k
- Latvia: US$39.7k
- Jordan: US$39.5k
- Slovakia: US$31.7k
- New Zealand: US$25.9k
- North Macedonia: US$19.6k
- Qatar: US$19.2k
- Chile: US$18.8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$128.7kUS$128.7k+US$817.9k+US$4.1m+> US$8.3m
Imports: 164
- Austria: US$21.8m
- France: US$21.7m
- United States: US$18.9m
- Poland: US$9.8m
- Thailand: US$8.3m
- Portugal: US$8.2m
- Italy: US$7.8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Japan: US$6.7m
- Canada: US$5.9m
- Mexico: US$5.5m
- Germany: US$4.9m
- Denmark: US$4.5m
- Belgium: US$4.5m
- United Kingdom: US$4.2m
- Malaysia: US$4.1m
- Czechia: US$4.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.7m
- Taiwan: US$3.3m
- Romania: US$3.3m
- China: US$2.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.8m
- Vietnam: US$2.7m
- Estonia: US$2.5m
- Türkiye: US$2.1m
- Morocco: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1.8m
- Russia: US$1.8m
- Brazil: US$1.8m
- South Korea: US$1.8m
- India: US$1.7m
- Netherlands: US$1.7m
- Bangladesh: US$1.7m
- Indonesia: US$1.6m
- Nicaragua: US$1.3m
- Singapore: US$1.3m
- Luxembourg: US$1.2m
- Kenya: US$964.7k
- Sweden: US$934.2k
- Costa Rica: US$837.5k
- Hungary: US$817.9k
- Egypt: US$786.7k
- Bulgaria: US$786.5k
- South Africa: US$752.2k
- North Macedonia: US$736.9k
- Sri Lanka: US$678.1k
- Australia: US$669.4k
- Norway: US$646.1k
- Switzerland: US$608.6k
- Guatemala: US$607.1k
- Greece: US$591.9k
- Ecuador: US$585.2k
- Honduras: US$583.6k
- Belarus: US$560k
- Israel: US$550.9k
- Tunisia: US$529.5k
- Lithuania: US$475.9k
- Senegal: US$433.7k
- Slovakia: US$412.6k
- Ireland: US$397.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$47.4m | 22.3% |
| 2 |  Finland | US$27.9m | 13.1% |
| 3 |  India | US$22.4m | 10.5% |
| 4 |  Luxembourg | US$20.2m | 9.5% |
| 5 |  China | US$15.5m | 7.3% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$12.2m | 5.7% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$11.1m | 5.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$7.6m | 3.6% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$7.3m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$6.9m | 3.2% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire?
Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire fall under HS heading 7904, part of chapter 79, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7904 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 7904 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire?
Germany, with US$47.4m in 2024 (22.3% of world exports).