🇺🇸 United States imports of tin ingots: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United States imported tin ingots worth $702.3 million (24.0 thousand tonnes). That makes it the largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 151 countries. That is 12% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2021, at $1.41 billion.
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 | $702.3M | 24.0K t |
| 2023 | $627.7M | 24.4K t |
| 2022 | $888.8M | 28.1K t |
| 2021 | $1.41B | 43.5K t |
| 2020 | $541.8M | 31.2K t |
| 2019 | $735.6M | 38.0K t |
| 2018 | $818.0M | 39.9K t |
| 2017 | $792.1M | 38.3K t |
Where the United States imports tin ingots from
Peru alone supplied 54% of it. Among the main suppliers, Peru grew fastest (+41% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $380.1M | 54% |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $76.3M | 11% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $74.6M | 11% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $45.6M | 6.5% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $40.2M | 5.7% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $14.3M | 2% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $14.1M | 2% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $11.8M | 1.7% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $8.8M | 1.3% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $5.1M | 0.7% |
Types of tin ingots under HS 8001
| 8001.10 | Tin: unwrought, not alloyed | 96% |
| 8001.20 | Tin: unwrought, alloys | 4.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8001.
Average import price of tin ingots
The average declared value was about $29.25 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 States also exports tin ingots
The United States exported $96.5 million of tin ingots in 2024 (6.2 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. Most of it went to Mexico (44%), Belgium (20%), Canada (7%). Among the main buyer markets, Taiwan grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $42.1M | 44% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $19.4M | 20% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $6.9M | 7.1% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $5.5M | 5.7% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $4.1M | 4.3% |
| Taiwan | $4.0M | 4.1% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $4.0M | 4.1% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $2.6M | 2.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.9M | 1.9% |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $1.1M | 1.1% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
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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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 States: questions
What is the value of tin ingots imported by the United States?
The United States imported tin ingots worth $702.3 million in 2024 (24.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United States import tin ingots from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Peru (54%), Bolivia (11%), Brazil (11%).
What is the average import price of tin ingots in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $29.25 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $27.47 per kg.
Does the United States export tin ingots?
Yes. The United States exported tin ingots worth $96.5 million in 2024, mainly to Mexico, Belgium, Canada.
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 States?
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