According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of tin plate totaled 76,364 mt in April 2023, down 16.8 percent from March and down 29.2 percent from April 2022 levels. By value, tin plate imports totaled $130.9 million in April 2023, compared to $142.3 million in March and $183.4 million in April 2022.
The US imported the most tin plate from Netherlands in April, with 20,746 mt, compared to 6,353 mt in March and 18,587 mt in April 2022. Other top sources of imported tin plate in April include Germany, with 20,082 mt; Taiwan, with 14,188 mt; Canada, with 12,061 mt; and South Korea, with 3,716 mt.