Shipped Where
Imported, 2025Imported 2025
$52.4 million$52.4M
vs 2010
0.6× (nominal)
Arrived by shipBy ship
97%
Busiest portTop port
Houston, TX

Zinc dust, powders and flakes: mostly from Belgium, 55% of $52.4 million.

Germany is second at 13%.

Where it comes from, 2025Where it comes from

Share by value of the $52.4M the US imported, by country of originShare by value, by country of origin

  1. 01Belgium$29.0M55.4%
  2. 02Germany$6.8M12.9%
  3. 03Norway$5.5M10.5%
  4. 04Malaysia$3.0M5.7%
  5. 05Austria$2.4M4.5%
  6. 06Ireland$1.4M2.8%
  7. 07Mexico$1.2M2.3%
  8. 08Switzerland$1.2M2.3%
  9. 09South Korea$226K0.4%
  10. 10Japan$146K0.3%
  11. All othersEveryone else combined: $1.6M3.0%

Total US HS 7903 imports by year · $88.4M in 2010 to $52.4M in 2025Replay the ranking year by year, 2010 to 2025

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Then and now: 2015 vs 2025Then and now

Each country's share of US imports. Gray bar is 2015, colored bar is 2025.Share of US imports. Gray is 2015, color is 2025.

Belgium43% → 55%
Norway0.9% → 10%
Malaysia0.4% → 5.7%
Ireland1.1% → 2.8%
Austria2.8% → 4.5%
Switzerland0.9% → 2.3%
Mexico1.8% → 2.3%
South Korea0% → 0.4%
Japan0.4% → 0.3%
Germany23% → 13%
Canada26% → 0.2%
2015 share2025, gained2025, lost

Where it comes from

Bigger circle = more value, 2025. Numbers match the list.

Most of it comes from Europe. Belgium alone sends 55%, and Germany, Norway, Austria, Ireland and Switzerland add another 33%. Malaysia ships from Asia.

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  1. 01Belgium
  2. 02Germany
  3. 03Norway
  4. 04Malaysia
  5. 05Austria
  6. 06Ireland
  7. 07Mexico
  8. 08Switzerland

Where it lands

US port where it entered, 2025. Letters match the list.

96% arrives by ship, almost all in containers, mostly through East and Gulf Coast ports. Houston alone takes 30%. Wilmington and Charleston follow at 19% and 11%.

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  1. AHouston, TX $15.7M
  2. BWilmington, NC $10.2M
  3. CCharleston, SC $6.0M
  4. DPhiladelphia, PA $5.5M
  5. ENew Orleans, LA $4.1M
  6. FNorfolk, VA $3.7M
More detail: states listed on entry paperworkMore detail: states on paperwork

This is the destination written on customs forms, often a warehouse or distributor near the port. It is not where the product is used.

One state is listed for over $10M.

  1. 01Texas$15.9M
  2. 02North Carolina$8.5M
  3. 03Pennsylvania$5.6M
  4. 04South Carolina$5.5M
  5. 05Kentucky$4.2M
$10M+$4–10M$1–4M$100K–1MUnder $100K

Counted under HS 7903. How we count.