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Who buys the United States’ zinc ore? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $1.4 billion of zinc ore (1 million tonnes), 11.5% of the world total. Its main destinations were Canada (30%), China (17%) and South Korea (16%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of zinc ore.

Summary

Value
$1.4billion
Tonnes
1million tonnes
Share of world total
11.5%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Canada422Tonnes: 243,654USD per tonne: $1,73329.7%Land
China237Tonnes: 151,146USD per tonne: $1,56516.6%Sea
South Korea226Tonnes: 181,694USD per tonne: $1,24115.8%Sea
Spain198Tonnes: 147,835USD per tonne: $1,34313.9%Sea
Australia143Tonnes: 123,879USD per tonne: $1,15210%Sea
Japan127Tonnes: 103,486USD per tonne: $1,2288.9%Sea
Finland55.9Tonnes: 53,160USD per tonne: $1,0513.9%Sea
Belgium re-exports7Tonnes: 11,250USD per tonne: $6220.49%Sea
France6.6Tonnes: 7,298USD per tonne: $9020.46%Sea
Poland0.71Tonnes: 578USD per tonne: $1,2290.05%Sea
United Kingdom0.37Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $60,6240.03%Air
Ireland0.13Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $15,0570.01%Sea
Indonesia0.12Tonnes: 350USD per tonne: $3550.01%Sea
Mexico0.07Tonnes: 56USD per tonne: $1,1720%Land
El Salvador0.06Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $5,7240%Sea
Peru0.02Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $1,4890%Sea
Panama0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $13,0850%Sea
Haiti0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $28,5700%Sea
Costa Rica0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $39,6600%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $27,0480%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Canada has been its main destination since 2010

Value in USD millions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Canada 422
  • China 237
  • South Korea 226
  • Spain 198
  • Australia 143

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada100422
China4.4237
South Korea13.3226
Spain2.5198
Australia3143

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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