Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productHard zinc spelter
In short
- US exports were $42.7M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Japan, with 42.8%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$0
Last 12 months
$0
Average duty paid
n/a
Top supplier
None
US imports
The US recorded no imports of this product in the 13 months to August 2026.
What changed
- The US recorded no imports of this product in August 2026.
US trade by year
US exports were $42.7M, up 152%.
Show the numbers
| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $735K |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $31K |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $17K |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $22K |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $0 |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $0 | n/a | $42.7M+0.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $0 | n/a | $42.5M+20% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $0−100% | n/a | $35.5M+43% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $22K | 0.0% | $24.7M−18% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $0 | n/a | $30.3M+47% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $0−100% | n/a | $20.6M+55% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $17K−44% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $13.3M−23% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $31K | 0.0% | $17.3M−1.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $0−100% | n/a | $17.5M+3.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $735K | 0.0% | $17.0M |
Where US exports go
US exports were $3.8M in August 2026, up 7.3% from August 2025, and $42.7M over the last 12 months, up 0.5% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: India, up 59%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | $18.3M | 42.8% | +53% |
| Belgium | $7.3M | 17.1% | +16% |
| Thailand | $6.6M | 15.4% | +24% |
| Italy | $3.2M | 7.6% | +22% |
| Malaysia | $2.6M | 6.1% | −78% |
| Taiwan | $2.3M | 5.4% | −2.2% |
| India | $1.3M | 3.1% | +59% |
| Norway | $456K | 1.1% | +76% |
| Other countries (6) | $609K | 1.4% | +66% |
| All countries | $42.7M | 100.0% | +0.5% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 32 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | $145.0Min 2025 | +18% | $9.4M | 6.5% |
| Italy | $49.9Min 2025 | +35% | $989KUS records $2.6M | 2.0% |
| Japan | $39.4Min 2025 | +44% | $26.9M | 68.3% |
| Thailand | $28.1Min 2025 | +83% | $7.5M | 26.7% |
| Malaysia | $21.9Min 2025 | +22% | $11.9M | 54.5% |
| Norway | $15.4Min 2025 | −0.8% | $255K | 1.6% |
| France | $13.2Min 2025 | +23% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, South | $9.0Min 2025 | −28% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is Belgium, which imported $145.0M of this product in 2025, 6.5% of that from the US.
The US supplies 68.3% of imports into Japan and 26.7% into Thailand, but under 10% into Belgium, Norway and France.
Of these, imports into Thailand grew fastest: up 83% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 2620: ash and residues (except from iron or steel manufacture) containing arsenic, metals or their compounds. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Ash and residues not elsewhere specified, containing metals or metallic compounds not elsewhere specifiedHS 2620.99 | $256.8M | $151.6M |
| Ash and residue (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing mainly zinc, other than hard zinc spelterHS 2620.19 | $15.4M | $89.8M |
| Ash and residues not elsewhere specified, containing mainly copperHS 2620.30 | $3.6M | $81.5M |
| Ash and residues not elsewhere specified, containing mainly aluminumHS 2620.40 | $24.3M | $6.8M |
| Ash and residues containing mainly lead, not elsewhere specifiedHS 2620.29 | $293K | $2.3M |
| Ash & residues of antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or thier mixtures, not elsewhere specifiedHS 2620.91 | $2K | $861K |
| Ash & residues containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, used for extraction of those metalsHS 2620.60 | $163K | $670K |
| Ashes and residues of leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludgesHS 2620.21 | $3K | $96K |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity, across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.