U.S. exports of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Plates, Sheets, Strip, and Foil (SITC 68632) totaled $2.2M in August 2026.
Importers of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Plates, Sheets, Strip, and Foil paid $69K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 10.08% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Zinc and Zinc Alloy Plates, Sheets, Strip, and Foil imports of $683K in August 2026 ran 11% below the year-to-date monthly average of $768K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataFlat-rolled zinc and zinc alloy products — plates, sheets, strip, and foil — are widely used in roofing, architectural cladding, battery components, and chemical processing equipment. Thickness and width tolerances define the boundary between 'plate,' 'sheet,' 'strip,' and 'foil' under trade classification conventions, and getting that boundary wrong can shift a shipment into a different tariff heading. Alloy composition is equally critical: zinc-copper-titanium alloys used in architectural applications carry different specifications than commodity-grade sheet used in galvanizing operations.
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Under standard trade nomenclature, foil is generally defined as material not exceeding 0.15 mm in thickness, while sheet and strip are thicker. However, the precise cutoff can vary by the applicable tariff schedule, so importers should confirm the exact dimensional definition in the relevant HTS chapter notes before filing entry.
Zinc alloy strip is a key input for stamped components in the automotive sector (e.g., die-cast part blanks), as well as for battery can stock and precision hardware. Architectural-grade zinc-titanium strip commands a premium and is often sourced to tighter flatness and surface-finish tolerances than commodity strip.
Basic heading 68632 · $2.2M of $13.0B
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Exports · August 2026
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Mexico and China together take 85% of it.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $8.6M of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Plates, Sheets, Strip, and Foil and exported $29.8M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.