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Tin ores and concentrates

2609 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Tin Ores. In 2021, Tin Ores were the world's 890th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.21B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Tin Ores grew by 87.4%, from $645M to $1.21B. Trade in Tin Ores represent 0.000057% of total world trade.

Tin Ores include Tin ores and concentrates.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Tin Ores  were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($282M), Australia ($243M), Republic of the Congo ($179M), Nigeria ($165M), and Rwanda ($99.2M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Tin Ores were China ($512M), Thailand ($306M), Malaysia ($286M), United Arab Emirates ($38.1M), and Burma ($13.2M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Tin Ores was 2.15%, making it the 1228th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Tin Ores ranks 1022nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Tin Ores. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): Democratic Republic of the Congo, $282M

Top Destination (2021): China, $512M

Tin Ores are the world's 890th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Tin Ores were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($282M), Australia ($243M), Republic of the Congo ($179M), Nigeria ($165M), and Rwanda ($99.2M).

In 2021, the top importers of Tin Ores were China ($512M), Thailand ($306M), Malaysia ($286M), United Arab Emirates ($38.1M), and Burma ($13.2M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): Democratic Republic of the Congo, $235M

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): China, $382M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Tin Ores grew the fastest in Democratic Republic of the Congo ($235M), Australia ($124M), Nigeria ($78.1M), Republic of the Congo ($76.3M), and Rwanda ($58.6M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Tin Ores were China ($382M), Thailand ($146M), United Arab Emirates ($16.7M), Burma ($13.2M), and Brazil ($11.8M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Tin Ores.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.31. This means that most of the exports of Tin Ores are explained by 9 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): Democratic Republic of the Congo, $282M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): China, $512M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Tin Ores. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Tin Ores during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Tin Ores were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($282M), Australia ($243M), Republic of the Congo ($179M), Nigeria ($165M), and Rwanda ($95.5M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Tin Ores were China ($512M), Thailand ($300M), Malaysia ($273M), United Arab Emirates ($38M), and Singapore ($8.6M).

Disaggregation

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In 2021, the world most traded Tin Ores, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Tin ores and concentrates ($1.21B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Tin Ores.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Country by Relatedness

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Tin Ores to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.