According to data released by the Customs Statistics Online Query Platform, China's imports of tin ore and concentrates in October 2025 totaled 11,632.30 mt, up 33.51% MoM but down 22.36% YoY.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was the largest import origin, with imports of tin ore and concentrates from the DRC reaching 2,700.36 mt during the month, up 124.16% MoM but down 7.43% YoY.
Myanmar was the second largest import origin, with imports of tin ore and concentrates from Myanmar amounting to 2,366.81 mt, down 24.55% MoM and 61.61% YoY.
The following is a breakdown of China's tin ore and concentrates imports in October 2025, compiled based on data from the General Administration of Customs website:

Data source: General Administration of Customs
Note: The total import/export volume (Total) also includes data from origins not listed in the table above.
(Comprehensive by Wen Hua)

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