Imports of tin and tin products rose by 52.2% to $2.338 million (in July – $410,000), while exports of tin and tin products in the first seven months of 2025 amounted to $101,000 (July – $16,000) compared to $331,000 in the first seven months of 2024.
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).
