Heading · Section XV
7905: Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil
- —UK
- 5%EU
- 40%Türkiye
- 2.8%USA
- US$655.7mWorld trade in 2024
Heading 7905 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 7905.00, in chapter 79 (zinc and articles thereof).
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for heading 7905; the duty is 5%.
Heading 7905 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 40%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for heading 7905; the duty is 2.8%.
World trade in heading 7905 goods reached US$655.7m in 2024, down 4.5% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 27% of the total, ahead of Germany.
France imported the most (US$130.4m).
The United Kingdom ranked 15th among 82 exporters with US$3.4m.
The United Kingdom imported US$24.8m.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 40% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA 2.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$152.1kUS$152.1k+US$844.9k+US$18.4m+> US$91.1m
Exports: 82
- France: US$177.1m
- Germany: US$128.8m
- Spain: US$91.1m
- Netherlands: US$59.5m
- Peru: US$34.5m
- United States: US$27.2m
- Poland: US$26.6m
- Japan: US$20.6m
- Italy: US$18.4m
- Belgium: US$16.1m
- China: US$13.1m
- Austria: US$8.4m
- Mexico: US$6.5m
- South Korea: US$4.9m
- United Kingdom: US$3.4m
- Thailand: US$3.3m
- Dominican Republic: US$2.2m
- Australia: US$1.6m
- Portugal: US$1.5m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Canada: US$844.9k
- Hungary: US$786.7k
- Denmark: US$607.8k
- Lithuania: US$589.5k
- India: US$560.9k
- Czechia: US$560.4k
- Slovakia: US$558.5k
- Singapore: US$493.8k
- Romania: US$467.5k
- Taiwan: US$451.6k
- Bulgaria: US$398.1k
- Finland: US$388.3k
- Angola: US$352.3k
- South Africa: US$296.8k
- Croatia: US$268.2k
- Malaysia: US$243.7k
- Chile: US$227.3k
- Indonesia: US$225.1k
- Luxembourg: US$219.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$213.1k
- Panama: US$152.1k
- Israel: US$120.7k
- Sweden: US$105k
- Slovenia: US$103.1k
- Greece: US$97k
- Russia: US$74.1k
- Qatar: US$73.3k
- Vietnam: US$69.4k
- United Arab Emirates: US$59.6k
- Latvia: US$58.6k
- Ireland: US$54.4k
- Serbia: US$42.3k
- Philippines: US$35.6k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$32.9k
- Cambodia: US$23.1k
- Switzerland: US$22.4k
- Mozambique: US$20.8k
- Senegal: US$16.7k
- Norway: US$15.9k
- Colombia: US$12k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$107.4kUS$107.4k+US$1.2m+US$6.4m+> US$26.7m
Imports: 167
- France: US$130.4m
- Germany: US$117.6m
- Belgium: US$64.2m
- Poland: US$30.7m
- Italy: US$26.7m
- United Kingdom: US$24.8m
- Netherlands: US$21.8m
- Thailand: US$21.2m
- China: US$18.1m
- Mexico: US$17.4m
- Portugal: US$15.8m
- Spain: US$15.6m
- Austria: US$15.5m
- Denmark: US$14.2m
- United States: US$12.2m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6.4m
- South Korea: US$6.4m
- India: US$6.4m
- Luxembourg: US$5.5m
- Czechia: US$4.8m
- Hungary: US$4.6m
- Ireland: US$4.2m
- Slovakia: US$3.8m
- Brazil: US$3.8m
- Romania: US$3.8m
- Japan: US$3.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.6m
- Norway: US$3.3m
- Taiwan: US$2.7m
- Canada: US$2.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.2m
- Haiti: US$2.2m
- Sweden: US$2.1m
- Bangladesh: US$2.1m
- Australia: US$1.9m
- Pakistan: US$1.8m
- Morocco: US$1.5m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- Slovenia: US$1.4m
- Malaysia: US$1.2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1.2m
- Indonesia: US$1.2m
- Senegal: US$1.1m
- Maldives: US$883.2k
- Belarus: US$780.8k
- Ukraine: US$772.7k
- New Zealand: US$768.6k
- Colombia: US$623.1k
- Bulgaria: US$612.5k
- Vietnam: US$589.5k
- South Africa: US$573.3k
- Mauritania: US$543k
- Croatia: US$527.6k
- Lithuania: US$511.5k
- Dominican Republic: US$498.6k
- Northern Mariana Islands: US$425.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$404.9k
- Iraq: US$400.7k
- Egypt: US$387.1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | US$177.1m | 27% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$128.8m | 19.7% |
| 3 |  Spain | US$91.1m | 13.9% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$59.5m | 9.1% |
| 5 |  Peru | US$34.5m | 5.3% |
| 6 | United States | US$27.2m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$26.6m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Japan | US$20.6m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$18.4m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$16.1m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$130.4m | 19.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$117.6m | 17.9% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$64.2m | 9.8% |
| 4 | Poland | US$30.7m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Italy | US$26.7m | 4.1% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$24.8m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$21.8m | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$21.2m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  China | US$18.1m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$17.4m | 2.6% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil?
Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil fall under HS heading 7905, part of chapter 79, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7905 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 plates, sheets, strip and foil in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 7905 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil?
France, with US$177.1m in 2024 (27% of world exports).