Imports: Tin bars, rods, profile, wire

U.S. imports of Tin bars, rods, profile, wire decreased 17.07 percent through August to $24.93 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$14 M
2Canada$5.86 M
3Japan$2.06 M
4Brazil$1.36 M
5Turkey$740,670
6Colombia$355,333
7Bolivia$327,600
8Germany$89,413
9United Kingdom$38,949
10Taiwan$32,854

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U.S. imports of Tin bars, rods, profile, wire decreased 17.07 percent through August to $24.93 million

The category ranked 989 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 974 for the last full year with a total value of $46.55 million, a $782,096, 1.65 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Japan, No. 4 Brazil and No. 5 Turkey. The leading sources were No. 1 Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX, No. 2 Derby Line Border Crossing, VT, No. 3 Port Laredo, No. 4 Los Angeles International Airport and No. 5 Port of Baltimore, MD.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Japan, No. 4 Brazil and No. 5 Bolivia. The leading sources were No. 1 Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX, No. 2 Derby Line Border Crossing, VT, No. 3 Port of Baltimore, MD, No. 4 Los Angeles International Airport and No. 5 Port of Houston.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge, TX fell 18.95 percent compared to last year to $12.36 million.
  • Derby Line Border Crossing, VT fell 9.65 percent compared to last year to $4.64 million.
  • Port Laredo rose 24.46 percent compared to last year to $1.57 million.
  • Los Angeles International Airport fell 7.96 percent compared to last year to $1.46 million.
  • Port of Baltimore, MD rose 8.66 percent compared to last year to $1.14 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign sources:

  • U.S. imports from No. 1 Mexico decreased $2.68 million, 16.08 percent, (56.16 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Canada decreased $327,508, 5.3 percent, (23.5 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Japan decreased $451,053, 17.96 percent, (8.27 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Brazil decreased $736,068, 35.11 percent, (5.46 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Turkey decreased $363,134, 32.9 percent, (2.97 percent market share).

All totaled, 96.35 percent of all these Tin bars, rods, profile, wire imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $24.02 million of the $24.93 million total.

All totaled, 84.95 percent of all these Tin bars, rods, profile, wire imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $21.17 million of the $24.93 million total.