Import origins by country since 2010
Where US imports come from each month, by country and grade.
Tin Price per kg (United States)
On the US Critical Minerals List.
Price per kg contained
$52.30
- 1M
- −0.2%
- 6M
- +14.6%
- 1Y
- +55.3%
- 5Y
- +63.9%
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Tin price chart
The Stockatomics monthly US benchmark for tin, in US dollars per kg contained.
$52.30
- 1m
- −0.2%
- 6m
- +14.6%
- 1y
- +55.3%
- 5y
- +63.9%
18 October 2026
- Benchmark price
- $52.30
- Import volume
- Locked
- All-imports price
- Locked
- Premium-priced imports
- Locked
- China share of imports
- Locked
- China unit-value spread
- Locked
- Origin countries
- Locked
At a glance
Tin price key figures
- Price per kg contained
- $52.30
- 1-month change
- −0.2%
- 6-month change
- +14.6%
- 1-year change
- +55.3%
- 5-year change
- +63.9%
- 12-month high
- $52.39
- 12-month low
- $32.02
- Price month
- October 2026
- Price type
- Stockatomics monthly benchmark
- Last updated
- 18 October 2026
By month
Tin monthly prices
The tin benchmark for every month from January 2010 to October 2026, in US dollars per kg contained, newest first.
| Month | Price per kg contained | Change |
|---|---|---|
| $52.30 | 0.0% | |
| $52.30 | 0.0% | |
| $52.30 | −0.2% | |
| $52.39 | +1.6% | |
| $51.57 | +10.3% | |
| $46.75 | −1.7% | |
| $47.55 | +0.1% | |
| $47.51 | +4.1% | |
| $45.64 | +10.7% | |
| $41.24 | +28.8% | |
| $32.02 | −10.3% | |
| $35.70 | +1.6% | |
| $35.13 | +40.4% | |
| $25.03 | −25.7% | |
| $33.68 | +14.4% | |
| $29.43 | +30.6% | |
| $22.53 | −30.1% | |
| $32.24 | −0.6% | |
| $32.45 | +5.8% | |
| $30.66 | +2.8% | |
| $29.82 | −1.0% | |
| $30.12 | −5.6% | |
| $31.91 | +7.6% | |
| $29.66 | −6.6% | |
| $31.76 | −0.5% | |
| $31.91 | −3.6% | |
| $33.09 | +0.3% | |
| $32.99 | +3.9% | |
| $31.74 | +1.0% | |
| $31.42 | +13.4% | |
| $27.71 | +4.2% | |
| $26.60 | +4.4% | |
| $25.49 | −0.5% | |
| $25.62 | +0.1% | |
| $25.59 | −0.5% | |
| $25.72 | −3.1% | |
| $26.53 | −2.5% | |
| $27.21 | −4.0% | |
| $28.35 | +5.1% | |
| $26.97 | +1.0% | |
| $26.70 | +1.5% | |
| $26.31 | −0.2% | |
| $26.36 | −3.5% | |
| $27.33 | +3.9% | |
| $26.31 | +7.3% | |
| $24.52 | +10.4% | |
| $22.22 | −3.7% | |
| $23.08 | −6.0% | |
| $24.55 | −7.6% | |
| $26.56 | −8.6% | |
| $29.07 | −17.6% | |
| $35.29 | −9.3% | |
| $38.92 | −9.9% | |
| $43.21 | −3.3% | |
| $44.67 | +6.5% | |
| $41.95 | +3.2% | |
| $40.66 | +4.7% | |
| $38.85 | +7.4% | |
| $36.19 | −0.2% | |
| $36.27 | +3.7% | |
| $34.99 | +5.0% | |
| $33.33 | +4.4% | |
| $31.92 | +4.7% | |
| $30.49 | +5.5% | |
| $28.90 | +5.6% | |
| $27.36 | +9.7% | |
| $24.94 | +5.7% | |
| $23.59 | +20.1% | |
| $19.65 | −0.1% | |
| $19.67 | +5.5% | |
| $18.65 | +2.9% | |
| $18.12 | +0.1% | |
| $18.11 | +1.1% | |
| $17.92 | +2.2% | |
| $17.54 | +7.5% | |
| $16.31 | +5.8% | |
| $15.42 | −0.1% | |
| $15.44 | −6.3% | |
| $16.48 | −0.7% | |
| $16.60 | −4.2% | |
| $17.32 | +1.5% | |
| $17.06 | +0.2% | |
| $17.03 | −1.3% | |
| $17.25 | +0.1% | |
| $17.24 | −3.8% | |
| $17.92 | −5.1% | |
| $18.89 | −3.0% | |
| $19.48 | −3.6% | |
| $20.20 | −5.0% | |
| $21.27 | −1.3% | |
| $21.54 | +5.6% | |
| $20.40 | +2.0% | |
| $20.00 | +2.7% | |
| $19.47 | +2.4% | |
| $19.01 | +0.3% | |
| $18.96 | −0.8% | |
| $19.11 | +2.5% | |
| $18.64 | −6.8% | |
| $19.99 | +1.8% | |
| $19.63 | −7.8% | |
| $21.29 | −1.1% | |
| $21.53 | +0.3% | |
| $21.46 | +7.4% | |
| $19.99 | +1.0% | |
| $19.80 | +3.3% | |
| $19.16 | 0.0% | |
| $19.16 | −2.1% | |
| $19.58 | −4.0% | |
| $20.40 | +1.0% | |
| $20.20 | +4.5% | |
| $19.33 | −0.1% | |
| $19.34 | −0.9% | |
| $19.52 | −0.5% | |
| $19.61 | −0.6% | |
| $19.73 | −0.7% | |
| $19.87 | +0.8% | |
| $19.72 | −5.4% | |
| $20.85 | +12.8% | |
| $18.49 | −8.0% | |
| $20.10 | +8.8% | |
| $18.48 | +8.4% | |
| $17.05 | +4.3% | |
| $16.34 | −3.5% | |
| $16.94 | +1.5% | |
| $16.69 | −3.8% | |
| $17.35 | +11.4% | |
| $15.58 | +5.9% | |
| $14.71 | +6.1% | |
| $13.86 | −10.5% | |
| $15.49 | +4.1% | |
| $14.88 | +7.7% | |
| $13.82 | −11.9% | |
| $15.68 | +1.0% | |
| $15.52 | +5.2% | |
| $14.75 | +0.9% | |
| $14.62 | −9.8% | |
| $16.21 | +22.2% | |
| $13.26 | −23.6% | |
| $17.35 | −9.4% | |
| $19.16 | −3.2% | |
| $19.79 | −3.1% | |
| $20.43 | +5.8% | |
| $19.31 | −0.3% | |
| $19.37 | −9.4% | |
| $21.38 | −3.6% | |
| $22.18 | −2.3% | |
| $22.70 | −0.4% | |
| $22.79 | −3.3% | |
| $23.56 | +3.7% | |
| $22.73 | −1.7% | |
| $23.12 | −1.6% | |
| $23.50 | +4.4% | |
| $22.52 | +4.3% | |
| $21.60 | −0.7% | |
| $21.76 | −5.1% | |
| $22.94 | +2.1% | |
| $22.47 | +8.8% | |
| $20.65 | +3.4% | |
| $19.97 | −0.9% | |
| $20.15 | −3.6% | |
| $20.90 | −3.4% | |
| $21.64 | −5.6% | |
| $22.92 | −5.2% | |
| $24.17 | +0.4% | |
| $24.08 | +9.1% | |
| $22.07 | +10.2% | |
| $20.03 | +1.2% | |
| $19.80 | +3.8% | |
| $19.08 | +0.2% | |
| $19.04 | +11.0% | |
| $17.16 | −8.6% | |
| $18.77 | −8.5% | |
| $20.51 | 0.0% | |
| $20.51 | −6.6% | |
| $21.95 | −2.9% | |
| $22.61 | +6.9% | |
| $21.15 | +11.3% | |
| $19.00 | −9.3% | |
| $20.95 | +0.1% | |
| $20.93 | −1.7% | |
| $21.30 | −9.4% | |
| $23.51 | −5.3% | |
| $24.83 | +3.3% | |
| $24.03 | −17.2% | |
| $29.01 | −0.9% | |
| $29.28 | −0.9% | |
| $29.55 | +2.0% | |
| $28.97 | +9.0% | |
| $26.57 | +4.5% | |
| $25.43 | +5.7% | |
| $24.06 | −2.2% | |
| $24.60 | +15.2% | |
| $21.36 | +8.8% | |
| $19.64 | +16.6% | |
| $16.84 | −1.3% | |
| $17.07 | +1.5% | |
| $16.82 | +4.3% | |
| $16.13 | +0.1% | |
| $16.12 | −0.1% | |
| $16.14 | −4.6% | |
| $16.92 | +35.4% | |
| $12.50 | - |
Summary
Tin price summary
Over the past month the price is broadly flat, at −0.2%.
Its 12-month range runs from a low of $32.02 to a high of $52.39.
It is +55.3% over the past year and +63.9% over five years.
Uses
What tin is used for
Tin (Sn) is the metal of solder, used to join the components on virtually every circuit board, so its demand follows electronics and, increasingly, AI hardware and data centres. It also coats steel in tinplate for food cans, stabilises PVC and goes into lead-acid battery alloys. Flat glass is made by floating molten glass on a bath of molten tin.
Other uses
- Chemicals and PVC stabilisers
- Bronze and pewter
- Lead-acid battery alloys
- Tin oxide coatings for glass and displays
Market
Tin supply and demand factors
Tin supply comes from a handful of countries, led by China, Indonesia and Myanmar, followed by Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and several of them face political, environmental or conflict-related disruption. Demand is led by solder for electronics, so it follows semiconductor and electronics cycles, with AI hardware and data centres adding new demand.
What moves the price
- Supply disruptions in Myanmar, Indonesia and Central Africa
- Semiconductor and electronics cycles
- Indonesian export rules
- Chinese smelter output
History
Tin price history
Tin set records in 2011 and again in early 2022, before falling back as electronics demand slowed. Since 2023, supply disruptions in Myanmar's Wa State and in the Democratic Republic of Congo have repeatedly pushed prices higher.
As of October 2026, the Stockatomics benchmark price is $52.30 per kg contained.
Production
Where tin is produced
China and Indonesia are the largest tin producers, followed by Myanmar, Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bolivia and Brazil. The United States has no domestic tin mining.
Criticality
Why tin is a critical mineral
Tin is on the US critical minerals list. Solder has few substitutes at the same reliability, mine supply is concentrated in a few countries, several of them politically unstable, and the United States has no domestic tin mining.
Benchmark
How the tin benchmark price is calculated
Stockatomics publishes a monthly US benchmark price for tin in US dollars per kg contained, reading as of October 2026. The price is for contained tin metal, not for solder paste or tinplate.
Converting the price
- Per tonne: multiply the price per kg by 1,000
- Per pound: multiply the price per kg by 0.4536
Stocks
Tin stocks
Listed companies with tin in their business, and their role in it.
| Company | Ticker | Exchange | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrada Mining | ATM | AIM | Producer |
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More tin data in the Terminal
The Stockatomics Terminal has the full picture for tin, for subscribers.
Full price history with all import series
The benchmark beside the all-imports and premium-priced import prices, with volumes.
Supply scores and constraints
Supply concentration, elasticity and the constraints behind them.
Companies and production exposure
Which listed companies produce it, and how much of their value depends on it.
FAQ
Tin price FAQ
What is the price of tin per kg today?
Tin costs $52.30 per kg contained in the United States as of October 2026, on the Stockatomics monthly benchmark. Stockatomics updates it every month.
What is tin used for?
Solder for electronics, tinplate for food cans, chemicals and lead-acid battery alloys, plus the molten tin bath used to make flat glass.
Why are tin prices volatile?
Mine supply comes from a few countries, several of them politically unstable or affected by conflict, so disruptions move the market quickly.
Does the United States produce tin?
No. It has no domestic tin mining or primary smelting and relies on imports and recycling.
How is the tin benchmark price calculated?
The Stockatomics benchmark for tin is a monthly US price in US dollars per kg contained, published every month and current as of October 2026. How the benchmark is calculated.
Sources
Sources
- U.S. trade data: the monthly tin price.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Company filings: the listed companies and their roles.