Imports: Tin, unwrought

U.S. imports of Tin, unwrought increased 29.94 percent through August to $665.53 million.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Peru$307.19 M
2Bolivia$153.55 M
3Indonesia$54.01 M
4Brazil$39.63 M
5Poland$28.27 M
6Malaysia$20.84 M
7Thailand$11.67 M
8Rwanda$9.6 M
9Canada$6.65 M
10Belgium$5.73 M

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U.S. imports of Tin, unwrought increased 29.94 percent through August to $665.53 million

The category ranked 381 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 437 for the last full year with a total value of $792.89 million, a $17.44 million, 2.25 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Peru, No. 2 Bolivia, No. 3 Indonesia, No. 4 Brazil and No. 5 Poland. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Baltimore, MD, No. 2 Port of New Orleans, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Charleston and No. 5 Port of Houston.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Peru, No. 2 Bolivia, No. 3 Brazil, No. 4 Indonesia and No. 5 Poland. The leading sources were No. 1 Port of Baltimore, MD, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Port of Virginia, No. 4 Port of New Orleans 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:

  • Port of Baltimore, MD rose 220.16 percent compared to last year to $482.56 million.
  • Port of New Orleans rose 7.63 percent compared to last year to $50.27 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 70.53 percent compared to last year to $39.99 million.
  • Port of Charleston rose 2.07 percent compared to last year to $29.47 million.
  • Port of Houston fell 30.55 percent compared to last year to $21.67 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 Peru increased $133.13 million, 76.48 percent, (46.16 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Bolivia decreased $20.06 million, 11.56 percent, (23.07 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Indonesia increased $21.6 million, 66.64 percent, (8.11 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Brazil decreased $8.94 million, 18.41 percent, (5.95 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Poland decreased $928,099, 3.18 percent, (4.25 percent market share).

All totaled, 87.55 percent of all these Tin, unwrought imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $582.65 million of the $665.53 million total.

All totaled, 93.75 percent of all these Tin, unwrought imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $623.95 million of the $665.53 million total.