U.S. imports of Articles of Zinc, N.E.S. (SITC 69977) totaled $29.8M in August 2026, imported from 49 countries.
Importers of Articles of Zinc, N.E.S. paid $4.5M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 14.56% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataZinc's primary commercial role as a protective coating for steel is well known, but fabricated zinc articles — die-cast hardware, architectural components, and anode plates — represent a distinct and widely traded product category in their own right. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders have historically targeted zinc-based products from specific origins, so importers should conduct an AD/CVD scope review before sourcing. Die-cast zinc alloy parts, sometimes marketed under the trade name Zamak, are a common subset of this heading and may require alloy composition documentation to confirm classification.
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3.0K import shipments a month
Zamak and similar zinc-aluminum-magnesium alloys are zinc-based and generally fall within the zinc articles heading, provided zinc predominates by weight as defined in the applicable HTS chapter notes. Importers should supply alloy composition data to support this classification.
Antidumping and countervailing duty orders have been applied to various zinc-based products from certain countries. Importers should check the USITC and Commerce Department's active order lists and request a scope ruling if there is any ambiguity about whether their specific product falls within an existing order.
Basic heading 190 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 69977 · $29.8M of $27.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
China and Taiwan together supply 58% of it. China pays 25.3% duty; Canada 0.1%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $330.3M of Articles of Zinc, N.E.S. and exported $73.9M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.