Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape" exceeded $1.65 billion (according to external trade statistics of 126 countries). It was $1.12 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 131 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Vietnam (2.32% of the world imports in 2022), Korea (1.62%), Cambodia (0.357%), Nepal (0.045%), Angola (0.019%), Antigua and Barbuda (0.008%), Rwanda (0.007%), Bermuda (0.006%), French Polynesia (0.005%), Mongolia (0.003%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.002%), China, Macao SAR (0.001%), Lesotho (0.001%)

Top importers of Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 57% of the world imports ($951 million)
• Japan - 6.47% ($106 million)
• Norway - 5.93% ($97 million)
• USA - 4.68% ($77 million)
• Italy - 3.81% ($62 million)

«Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Iceland - 0.247% of Iceland's total imports in 2023 ($23 million of $9.47 billion)
• Norway - 0.101% ($97 million of $96 billion)
• China - 0.037% ($951 million of $2.55 trillion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» in 2023:

• Imports to Australia from China (1.89% of the world imports, $31 million according to external trade statistics of Australia)
• Imports to China from Brazil (4.19% of the world imports, $69 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from India (12.3% of the world imports, $203 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Norway (11.5% of the world imports, $190 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from USA (25% of the world imports, $414 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to Italy from Brazil (3.27% of the world imports, $54 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Imports to Japan from USA (3.61% of the world imports, $59 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Norway from Spain (2.06% of the world imports, $34 million according to external trade statistics of Norway)
• Imports to Norway from USA (2.68% of the world imports, $44 million according to external trade statistics of Norway)
• Imports to Thailand from China (3.24% of the world imports, $53 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)

In 2023, the world exports of "Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape" exceeded $1.06 billion (according to external trade statistics of 93 countries). It was $887 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 94 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (0.507% of the world exports in 2022), Angola (0.409%), Mongolia (0.039%), Vietnam (0.029%), Mauritius (0.015%), Dominican Republic (0.013%), Togo (0.001%)

Top exporters of Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• India - 21% of the world exports ($227 million)
• China - 18.5% ($198 million)
• Norway - 16.2% ($173 million)
• Brazil - 11% ($117 million)
• USA - 9.37% ($99 million)
• Spain - 3.91% ($41 million)

«Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Tanzania - 0.104% of Tanzania's total exports in 2023 ($7.58 million of $7.27 billion)
• Norway - 0.097% ($173 million of $176 billion)
• Ethiopia - 0.076% ($2.18 million of $2.85 billion)
• Sri Lanka - 0.069% ($8.38 million of $12 billion)
• India - 0.052% ($227 million of $431 billion)
• Madagascar - 0.039% ($1.29 million of $3.28 billion)
• Brazil - 0.034% ($117 million of $339 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» in 2023:

• Exports from Brazil to China: (5.59% of the world exports, $59 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Brazil to Italy: (4.37% of the world exports, $46 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from China to Malaysia: (5.55% of the world exports, $59 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Thailand: (5.67% of the world exports, $60 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from India to China: (14.4% of the world exports, $153 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from Norway to China: (11.1% of the world exports, $118 million according to external trade statistics of Norway)
• Exports from Norway to Netherlands: (4.41% of the world exports, $47 million according to external trade statistics of Norway)
• Exports from Spain to Norway: (2.37% of the world exports, $25 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Exports from USA to China: (2.17% of the world exports, $23 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Germany: (2.88% of the world exports, $30 million according to external trade statistics of USA)