U.S. imports of Tin (End-Use 14250) totaled $106.8M in August 2026, imported from 32 countries.
Importers of Tin paid $289K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.29% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataTin is imported primarily as unwrought metal, solder alloys, and tin compounds, with tinplate production and electronics soldering representing the two largest end-use sectors in the US market. Global tin supply is geographically concentrated, and the metal's relatively thin trading liquidity compared to copper or aluminum makes price discovery and hedging more complex for importers. Classification under HTS Chapter 80 covers the metal and its basic alloys, while tin compounds fall under Chapter 28 or 29 depending on their chemical form.
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221 import shipments a month
End-Use codes describe different products on the import and export sides. Cross-direction exports are not shown for this slug.
Under Chapter 80, unwrought tin must contain at least 99% tin by weight to be classified as tin, not tin alloys. Alloys with lower tin content — such as lead-free solders containing significant proportions of silver or copper — may fall under different subheadings or even different chapters depending on the predominant metal by weight.
Tinplate for food and beverage can manufacturing and lead-free solder for printed circuit board assembly are the two dominant demand drivers. Demand from the electronics sector has grown as RoHS-compliant lead-free soldering became standard, while tinplate demand tracks consumer packaged goods production cycles.
Commodity 43 of 51 in category 1
Commodity 14250 · $106.8M of $63.1B
Imports
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$106.8MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.2B of Tin.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
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Peru and Brazil together supply 70% of it.
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