U.S. imports of Unwrought Tin (Unalloyed) (SITC 68711) totaled $95.6M in August 2026, imported from 24 countries.
Importers of Unwrought Tin (Unalloyed) paid $117K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.13% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataUnalloyed unwrought tin — ingots, slabs, and similar primary forms with no deliberate alloying additions — is the benchmark commodity traded on the London Metal Exchange and used as the baseline feedstock for tinplate, solder, and chemical production. Purity grade (commonly 99.85% or 99.9% Sn) determines whether a lot qualifies as LME-registered 'Grade A' tin or a lower-specification commercial grade. Supply concentration in a small number of producing countries makes this commodity sensitive to export-policy changes and logistics disruptions.
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47 import shipments a month
Tin is considered unalloyed when no element other than tin is deliberately added in quantities that would impart alloy characteristics. Trace impurities within standard commercial tolerances do not disqualify a product from the 'not alloyed' classification, but intentional additions of lead, antimony, or copper — even in small amounts — would shift the product to the tin alloy heading.
Standard import documentation includes a commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, and a certificate of analysis confirming tin purity and the absence of restricted substances. Depending on origin, a certificate of origin may also be required to determine applicable duty rates or to support any trade-remedy exclusion claims.
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Basic heading 68711 · $95.6M of $27.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Peru and Brazil together supply 78% of it.
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$95.6MYoY · free account
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$16.3MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.1B of Unwrought Tin (Unalloyed) and exported $152.2M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.