# Tin Ores And Concentrates buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.3B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.3B | +17.7% | 33 | Myanmar |
| Malaysia | $226.0M | -7% | 18 | Nigeria |
| Thailand | $184.6M | +12.4% | 12 | Congo, Rep. of the |
| United Arab Emirates | $36.9M | +14% | 11 | Rwanda |
| Singapore | $21.7M | +13.9% | 6 | Rwanda |
| Luxembourg | $7.6M | +15.2% | 2 | Rwanda |
| Poland | $6.8M | +54.5% | 5 | USA |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $6.4M | +102% | 6 | Rwanda |
| Myanmar | $2.9M | +78.8% | 10 | Nigeria |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $2.1M | -12.6% | 3 | Rwanda |
| Japan | $1.2M | +40.3% | 3 | Australia |
| Brazil | $1.1M | +4.5% | 3 | France |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $943.6K | 0% | 1 | Nigeria |
| Belgium | $765.9K | -25.4% | 11 | Rwanda |
| Viet Nam | $586.2K | -9.7% | 4 | Laos |
| Bolivia | $489.6K | +435.9% | 2 | Argentina |
| Turkmenistan | $487.0K | 0% | 1 | Portugal |
| USA | $453.7K | +13.4% | 5 | Australia |
| Rwanda | $375.2K | +685.6% | 2 | United Rep. of Tanzania |
| Laos | $262.2K | -23.4% | 5 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| United Kingdom | $243.1K | +2.4% | 7 | Namibia |
| Namibia | $242.5K | +360.9% | 2 | Zambia |
| Mauritius | $235.9K | +369.6% | 1 | Nigeria |
| Austria | $224.1K | +15.8% | 20 | Italy |
| Philippines | $213.6K | -7.2% | 2 | Australia |
| Indonesia | $194.4K | -10.1% | 3 | Australia |
| Cuba | $182.4K | -25.6% | 1 | Canada |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $164.0K | +64.2% | 1 | Guyana |
| Uganda | $161.9K | +19.6% | 2 | United Rep. of Tanzania |
| Saudi Arabia | $145.6K | -10.7% | 5 | India |
| Mexico | $130.8K | +27.9% | 5 | USA |
| Taiwan | $129.7K | -39.9% | 2 | Australia |
| Haiti | $120.3K | 0% | 1 | United Kingdom |
| Romania | $76.7K | +3.2% | 3 | Hungary |
| Spain | $63.7K | -16.6% | 5 | Australia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $715.5M | $11,607.6 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $351.3M | $15,835.2 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $147.2M | $12,728.42 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $13.0M | $9,724.13 |
| Poland | 2023 | $5.1M | $8,964.85 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $4.4M | $12,249.95 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $2.9M | $11,549.99 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $2.6M | $14,113.65 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $2.3M | $2,346.43 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $2.0M | $8,749.61 |
| Myanmar | 2023 | $1.2M | $13,103.73 |
| Honduras | 2023 | $409.0K | $3,713.8 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $301.4K | $16,306.16 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $298.6K | $14,113.3 |
| Rwanda | 2023 | $260.7K | $17,556.29 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $206.5K | $4,177.33 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $194.6K | $2,820.72 |
| Romania | 2023 | $193.1K | $33,352.57 |
| Guyana | 2023 | $175.5K | $1,844.73 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $174.0K | $13,769.09 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._