The volume of tin exports

The volume of tin exports during June batangan months ago only 8,661.28 tons, down 12.3 percent from the previous month to reach 9873.03 tons.

Although the volume down, but the value of exports increased from 122.88 million U.S. dollars in May to be 123.104 million U.S. dollars.

Realization batangan tin exports during January-June 2009 was reached 50,575.2 tons with a value of 562.64 million U.S. dollars. During 2008, export tin batangan reached 1.621 billion U.S. dollars with the volume of 88,161.72 tons.

Indonesian tin exports batangan intended for this to 10 countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan, taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Netherlands, India and Hong Kong.

Since February 2007, the government implement the Regulations on the Ministry of Trade No.04/M-DAG/PER/1/2007 batangan tin export rules that are expected to increase the value of foreign exchange and improve the image of Indonesia as the country third largest tin producer in the world.

Regulation is also intended to prevent mining is not restrained and increase state revenues from royalties.

Although the export cut, but the rules do not limit tin exports. Permendag 04/2007 requires that the export of tin batangan meet various requirements such as tin kemurniannya kadar 99.85 percent and a minimum mandatory verified before export.

Export shall only be conducted by a special tin Registered Exporters batangan (ET-Lead).