# Zinc ores and concentrates (HS4 2608) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Zinc ores and concentrates at HS4 2608, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The zinc ores and concentrates subsector recorded $11.7B in reported global trade in 2024, with +8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $11.7B |
| Latest annual change | +8% |
| Active exporters | 114 |
| Active importers | 101 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6B | 368 | 1 |
| 1996 | $1.6B | 373 | 1 |
| 1997 | $2.1B | 373 | 1 |
| 1998 | $1.6B | 376 | 1 |
| 1999 | $2.3B | 412 | 1 |
| 2000 | $2.4B | 453 | 1 |
| 2001 | $2.1B | 431 | 1 |
| 2002 | $1.9B | 419 | 1 |
| 2003 | $2.2B | 415 | 1 |
| 2004 | $2.8B | 407 | 1 |
| 2005 | $3.6B | 449 | 1 |
| 2006 | $8.9B | 489 | 1 |
| 2007 | $10.9B | 547 | 1 |
| 2008 | $6.0B | 569 | 1 |
| 2009 | $5.1B | 593 | 1 |
| 2010 | $7.5B | 568 | 1 |
| 2011 | $7.8B | 587 | 1 |
| 2012 | $7.1B | 622 | 1 |
| 2013 | $7.0B | 612 | 1 |
| 2014 | $7.9B | 606 | 1 |
| 2015 | $7.3B | 657 | 1 |
| 2016 | $7.1B | 636 | 1 |
| 2017 | $10.9B | 621 | 1 |
| 2018 | $12.7B | 680 | 1 |
| 2019 | $10.6B | 654 | 1 |
| 2020 | $8.6B | 669 | 1 |
| 2021 | $12.9B | 674 | 1 |
| 2022 | $14.4B | 786 | 1 |
| 2023 | $10.8B | 737 | 1 |
| 2024 | $11.7B | 712 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Australia to China: $884.9M; growth -5.1%.
- Peru to China: $785.5M; growth +6.1%.
- Mexico to Republic of Korea: $437.8M; growth +11.3%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $431.0M; growth -14.7%.
- Bolivia to Japan: $320.7M; growth -10.9%.
- Mexico to Japan: $311.1M; growth +19.3%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $265.9M; growth -8%.
- Australia to Republic of Korea: $249.7M; growth -22.7%.
- South Africa to China: $245.4M; growth -13.2%.
- Bolivia to Republic of Korea: $244.2M; growth +20.1%.

## HS6 products

- Zinc ores and concentrates (HS6 260800)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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