Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Tin: imports up 70%, exports halved

In January-May 2025, imports of tin and tin products to Ukraine increased by 70.5% to $1.739 million. In May, products worth $568 thousand were imported.

At the same time, tin exports decreased by 41.1% to $86 thousand compared to $146 thousand last year. In May, exports amounted to $30 thousand.

For the whole of 2024, tin imports increased by 16.9% to $3.188 million, while exports increased by 2.5 times to $389 thousand. In 2023, imports amounted to $2.728 million, while exports amounted to $159 thousand.

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Tin imports to Ukraine have increased by third since beginning of year

Ukraine increased imports of tin and tin products to $1.17 million (+32.1%) in January-April 2025. Exports decreased by $55,000 compared to $107,000 a year earlier. In April, imports amounted to $282,000, while exports amounted to $1,000.

Tin is mainly used as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tin (tin-plated iron) for the manufacture of food containers, in solders for electronics, in domestic piping, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys. The most important alloy of tin is bronze (with copper).

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Tin imports up 43%, exports down one third

In January-March 2025, imports of tin and tin products increased by 43.5% to $890 thousand ($277 thousand in March).

Exports decreased to $55 thousand (against $81 thousand a year earlier), of which $50 thousand in March.

In 2024, imports amounted to $3.19 million (+16.9%), exports – $389 thousand (+144%).

Tin is used mainly as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tinplate (tinned iron) for food containers, in solders for electronics, in house pipelines, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys.

The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).

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Tin imports decreased by 11.5% in January

In January 2025, imports of tin and tin products decreased by 11.5% compared to January 2024, to $230 thousand. In December 2024, this figure was $338 thousand.

Tin is used mainly as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tinplate (tinned iron) for food containers, in solders for electronics, in house pipelines, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys. The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).

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Tin imports up 17% in 2024

In 2024, imports of tin and tin products increased by 16.9% to $3.188 million (in December – $338 thousand). Exports of tin amounted to $389 thousand, compared to $159 thousand in 2023, with no exports in December.

Tin is used mainly as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tinplate (tinned iron) for food containers, in solders for electronics, in house pipelines, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys. The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).

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Ukraine increased tin imports by 18% in January-November

In January-November 2024, Ukraine increased imports of tin and tin products by 17.8% to $2.850 million. Exports of tin during this period increased almost fivefold to $389 thousand, compared to $79 thousand in the same period in 2023. In November, tin imports amounted to $203 thousand, while exports amounted to $40 thousand.

Tin is used mainly as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial uses of tin are in white tinplate (tinned iron) for food containers, in solders for electronics, in house pipelines, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys. The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).

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