Imports: Tin waste, scrap

U.S. imports of Tin waste, scrap decreased 19.86 percent through August to $9.86 million.

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U.S. imports of Tin waste, scrap decreased 19.86 percent through August to $9.86 million

The category ranked 1088 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 1090 for the last full year with a total value of $16.3 million, a $567,648, 3.36 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Hungary, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 Taiwan and No. 5 Singapore. The leading sources were No. 1 Brownsville International Bridges, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Pharr International Bridge in TX, No. 4 Port of Los Angeles and No. 5 Port of Baltimore, MD.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Hungary, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 Taiwan and No. 5 Germany. The leading sources were No. 1 Pharr International Bridge in TX, No. 2 Brownsville International Bridges, No. 3 Port of Newark, No. 4 Port of Baltimore, MD and No. 5 Port of Los Angeles.

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:

  • Brownsville International Bridges rose 12.01 percent compared to last year to $2.19 million.
  • Port of Newark rose 53.41 percent compared to last year to $2.14 million.
  • Pharr International Bridge in TX fell 47.11 percent compared to last year to $1.28 million.
  • Port of Los Angeles rose 21.49 percent compared to last year to $1.1 million.
  • Port of Baltimore, MD fell 46.49 percent compared to last year to $1.01 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 $2.16 million, 35.13 percent, (40.52 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Hungary decreased $64,251, 2.63 percent, (24.07 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Canada decreased $195,282, 10.93 percent, (16.14 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Taiwan increased $193,206, 21.26 percent, (11.18 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Singapore increased $716,097, 0 percent, (7.26 percent market share).

All totaled, 99.17 percent of all these Tin waste, scrap imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $9.78 million of the $9.86 million total.

All totaled, 78.33 percent of all these Tin waste, scrap imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $7.72 million of the $9.86 million total.