According to census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of tin plate totaled 50,409 mt in September 2018, down 17.6 percent from August and down 40.7 percent from September 2017 levels. By value, tin plate imports totaled $53.5 million in September 2018, compared to $64.5 million in the previous month and $81.8 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most tin plate from the Netherlands in September, with 26,746 mt, compared to 22,221 mt in August and 31,186 mt in September 2017. Other top sources of imported tin plate in September include Germany, with 13,094 mt; and Canada, with 8,920 mt.