Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Lead powders and flakes

In short

  • The US imported $3.2M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 106% on the year before.
  • Mexico is the largest supplier, with 75.7% of US imports; China is next, with 19.4%.
  • Mexico is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $6.68/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 7.8% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 7.8 points on a year earlier.
  • Korea, South is gaining share: 3.8% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
  • US exports were $2.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Singapore, with 40.9%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$54K

↓ −74% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$3.2M

↑ +106% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

7.8%

↑ +7.8 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Mexico

75.7% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$210K
September 2025$154K
October 2025$328K
November 2025$125K
December 2025$198K
January 2026$595K
February 2026$328K
March 2026$0
April 2026$372K
May 2026$232K
June 2026$373K
July 2026$452K
August 2026$54K

What changed

  • US imports were $54K in August 2026, down 88% from July 2026 and down 74% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $3.2M, up 106% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: China up from 0.0% to 19.4%, Korea, South down from 27.1% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Mexico fell 73% since July 2026, to $2.20/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $3.2M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 145% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $2.3M, up 157%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$1.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$961K
12 months to Aug 2019$1.3M
12 months to Aug 2020$761K
12 months to Aug 2021$291K
12 months to Aug 2022$524K
12 months to Aug 2023$204K
12 months to Aug 2024$412K
12 months to Aug 2025$1.6M
12 months to Aug 2026$3.2M
  • Mexico
  • Korea, South
  • China
  • Canada
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoKorea, SouthChinaCanada
12 months to Aug 201754.3%0.0%3.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201840.6%0.0%0.3%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201954.3%0.0%1.7%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202056.0%0.0%2.4%3.5%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202491.8%0.0%0.0%2.8%
12 months to Aug 202597.8%0.0%0.7%0.5%
12 months to Aug 202689.9%3.8%3.1%2.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoKorea, SouthChinaCanadaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%n/a10.0%n/a0.2%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%n/a25.0%0.0%0.6%
12 months to Aug 2021n/an/an/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 2022n/an/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 2023n/an/an/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%n/a55.0%0.0%0.4%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%0.0%41.7%0.0%1.4%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$3.2M+106%1.4%+1.0 pts$2.3M−25%
12 months to Aug 2025$1.6M+278%0.4%+0.4 pts$3.0M+78%
12 months to Aug 2024$412K+102%0.0%0.0 pts$1.7M−7.8%
12 months to Aug 2023$204K−61%0.0%0.0 pts$1.8M+30%
12 months to Aug 2022$524K+80%0.0%0.0 pts$1.4M+38%
12 months to Aug 2021$291K−62%0.0%−0.6 pts$1.0M−21%
12 months to Aug 2020$761K−40%0.6%+0.4 pts$1.3M−45%
12 months to Aug 2019$1.3M+32%0.2%+0.2 pts$2.4M+82%
12 months to Aug 2018$961K−27%0.0%0.0 pts$1.3M+46%
12 months to Aug 2017$1.3M0.0%$886K

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Mexico$41K75.7%−24.3 pts$2.20/kg−59%0.0%0.0 pts
China$10K19.4%new$108.15/kg37.5%
France$3K4.9%new$2,650/kg10.0%
All countries$54K100.0%$2.89/kg−46%7.8%+7.8 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 96.8% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Mexico$6.66/kg$0.02/kg0.3% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$6.68/kg+24%
Canada$21.34/kg$0.01/kg0.1% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$21.35/kg−38%
China$88.82/kg$0.38/kg0.4% of price$31.75/kg35.7% of price$120.95/kg+312%
Korea, South$228.77/kg$1.21/kg0.5% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$229.99/kg
All countries$8.68/kg$0.03/kg0.3% of price$0.14/kg1.6% of price$8.85/kg+59%

Landed at a US port, Mexico was cheapest, at $6.68/kg: 68.7% below Canada.

Landed cost from China rose 312% on a year earlier, to $120.95/kg, mostly on price: $13.11/kg then, $88.82/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Korea, South gained the most share: 3.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. Mexico lost the most: 89.9%, down from 97.8%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Mexico
  • Korea, South
  • China
  • Canada
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoKorea, SouthChinaCanada
September 2024n/an/an/an/a
October 2024n/an/an/an/a
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 2024n/an/an/an/a
January 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202596.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202597.1%0.0%2.9%0.0%
July 202596.9%0.0%0.0%3.1%
August 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
September 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 202597.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202594.2%0.0%0.0%5.8%
December 202588.2%0.0%10.4%0.0%
January 202692.3%0.0%7.3%0.4%
February 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 2026n/an/an/an/a
April 202699.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202698.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202676.1%0.0%6.7%17.2%
July 202670.9%27.1%0.0%0.0%
August 202675.7%0.0%19.4%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoKorea, SouthChinaCanadaAll countries
September 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
October 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
November 2024n/an/an/an/a0.0%
December 2024n/an/an/an/an/a
January 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
February 2025n/an/an/an/a0.0%
March 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
April 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
May 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
June 20250.0%n/a55.0%n/a1.6%
July 20250.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
August 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
September 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
October 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.4%
November 20250.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
December 20250.0%n/a45.0%n/a4.9%
January 20260.0%n/a45.0%0.0%3.3%
February 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
March 2026n/an/an/an/an/a
April 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.1%
May 20260.0%n/an/an/a0.2%
June 20260.0%n/a35.0%0.0%2.3%
July 20260.0%0.0%n/an/a0.2%
August 20260.0%n/a37.5%n/a7.8%

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Laredo, TX$2.9M · 89.9%
  2. Chicago, IL$123K · 3.8%
  3. Cleveland, OH$99K · 3.1%
  4. Derby Line, VT$74K · 2.3%
  5. Newark, NJ$18K · 0.6%

Where US exports go

US exports were $325K in August 2026, up 15% from August 2025, and $2.3M over the last 12 months, down 25% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: China, up 150%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Singapore$932K40.9%+59%
Canada$870K38.2%−56%
Georgia$123K5.4%new
United Kingdom$87K3.8%+9.0%
China$74K3.3%+150%
Malaysia$71K3.1%−52%
India$43K1.9%+116%
Panama$33K1.4%new
Other countries (6)$44K1.9%−12%
All countries$2.3M100.0%−25%

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; 57 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Korea, South$12.7Min 2025+21%$2K0.0%
Belgium$2.8Min 2025−9.7%$00.0%
Spain$2.3Min 2025−4.8%$2140.0%
Canada$1.9Min 2025+43%$1.9M100.0%
United Kingdom$1.5Min 2025+10%$76K4.9%
Saudi Arabia$949Kin 2025+26%$00.0%
Thailand$823Kin 2025−42%$2K0.2%
Germany$815Kin 2025+65%$66K8.0%

The biggest market outside the US is South Korea, which imported $12.7M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

The US supplies 100.0% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into South Korea, Belgium and Spain.

Of these, imports into Canada grew fastest: up 43% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 7804: lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders and flakes. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil over 0.2 mm thickHS 7804.19$5.0M$23.7M
Lead sheets, strip and foil not over 0.2 mm thickHS 7804.11$3.3M$3.5M
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 (kilograms), 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.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • 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.

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