🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of tin ingots: 2024 trade data
Imports of tin ingots by the United Arab Emirates reached $34.1 million in 2024 (1.3 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 43% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of tin ingots by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34.1M | 1.3K t |
| 2023 | $23.9M | 1.4K t |
| 2022 | $12.9M | 822 t |
| 2021 | $15.8M | 657 t |
| 2020 | $11.6M | 516 t |
| 2019 | $14.5M | 729 t |
| 2018 | $15.2M | 721 t |
| 2017 | $24.4M | 1.2K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports tin ingots from
One supplier dominates: Malaysia accounted for 76% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Bolivia grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $25.8M | 76% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.5M | 7.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.9M | 5.5% |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $1.6M | 4.6% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $763K | 2.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $640K | 1.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $246K | 0.7% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $159K | 0.5% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $121K | 0.4% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $104K | 0.3% |
Types of tin ingots under HS 8001
| 8001.10 | Tin: unwrought, not alloyed | 85% |
| 8001.20 | Tin: unwrought, alloys | 16% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8001.
Average import price of tin ingots
The average declared value was about $25.40 per kg, close to the world average of $27.47.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports tin ingots
The United Arab Emirates exported $16.6 million of tin ingots in 2024 (977 tonnes). One buyer market dominates: Poland accounted for 70% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, Malaysia grew fastest (+246% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $11.6M | 70% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $2.3M | 14% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $2.1M | 13% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $333K | 2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $287K | 1.7% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $7K | 0% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3K | 0% |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | $0K | 0% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $0K | 0% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 8001: Tin; unwrought.
Tin ingots trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of tin ingots imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported tin ingots worth $34.1 million in 2024 (1.3 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import tin ingots from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Malaysia (76%), India (7%), United States (5%).
What is the average import price of tin ingots in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $25.40 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $27.47 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export tin ingots?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported tin ingots worth $16.6 million in 2024, mainly to Poland, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia.
What is the HS code for tin ingots?
Tin ingots falls under HS heading 8001 (Tin; unwrought). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading tin ingots with the United Arab Emirates?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds the United Arab Emirates trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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