Subheading · Section XV
7904.00: Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire
- —UK
- 5%EU
- 35%–40%Türkiye
- 4.2%USA
- US$212.8mWorld trade in 2024
Subheading 7904.00 belongs to heading 7904 (zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire) in chapter 79.
Subheading 7904.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 7904.00 into 4 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 35% and 40% (average 36.3%).
Subheading 7904.00 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 4.2%.
In 2024, countries exported these 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; its largest buyer was Belgium.
The United Kingdom imported US$4.2m, most of it from Germany.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 35% – 40% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines · average 36.3% 
USA 4.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7904 00 00 00 Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 7904 00 00 Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire 5%—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 7904.00.00.10.00 İçi boş profiller 40%
- 7904.00.00.90.11 İçi dolu profiller 35%
- 7904.00.00.90.12 Çubuklar 35%
- 7904.00.00.90.13 Teller 35%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 7904.00.00.00 Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire 4.2%kg
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) 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% |
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire?
Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire fall under HS subheading 7904.00, part of heading 7904, 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 7904.00 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 7904.00 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).