Natural steatite | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc" exceeded $927 million (according to external trade statistics of 85 countries). It was $954 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 93 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (1.49% of the world exports in 2022), Zimbabwe (0.018%), Zambia (0.008%), Vietnam (0.004%), Nepal (0.001%)

Top exporters of Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc in 2023

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

• China - 15.2% of the world exports ($141 million)
• USA - 12.7% ($118 million)
• France - 11.4% ($106 million)
• Netherlands - 11.4% ($106 million)
• Pakistan - 8.33% ($77 million)

«Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Pakistan - 0.268% of Pakistan's total exports in 2023 ($77 million of $28 billion)
• Austria - 0.03% ($66 million of $216 billion)
• France - 0.016% ($106 million of $640 billion)
• Netherlands - 0.014% ($106 million of $741 billion)
• India - 0.013% ($57 million of $431 billion)

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

• Exports from Austria to Germany: (2.65% of the world exports, $24 million according to external trade statistics of Austria)
• Exports from Canada to USA: (4.34% of the world exports, $40 million according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Exports from China to Japan: (4.3% of the world exports, $39 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Thailand: (2.3% of the world exports, $21 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from France to Germany: (2.64% of the world exports, $24 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Exports from France to Spain: (3.41% of the world exports, $31 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Exports from Italy to Germany: (1.83% of the world exports, $16.9 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Netherlands to Germany: (4.88% of the world exports, $45 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from Pakistan to USA: (3.91% of the world exports, $36 million according to external trade statistics of Pakistan)
• Exports from USA to Mexico: (4.4% of the world exports, $40 million according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world imports of "Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc" exceeded $961 million (according to external trade statistics of 128 countries). It was $1.14 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 137 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (3.5% of the world imports in 2022), Vietnam (1.49%), Cambodia (0.243%), Nepal (0.197%), Angola (0.035%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.026%), Albania (0.007%), State of Palestine (0.002%)

Top importers of Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc in 2023

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

• Germany - 12.1% of the world imports ($117 million)
• USA - 10.9% ($105 million)
• Japan - 8.66% ($83 million)
• Netherlands - 5.82% ($56 million)
• Spain - 5.24% ($50 million)
• Italy - 4.97% ($47 million)

«Natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Pakistan - 0.032% of Pakistan's total imports in 2023 ($16.3 million of $50 billion)
• Côte d`Ivoire - 0.013% ($2.61 million of $18.8 billion)
• Thailand - 0.013% ($37 million of $288 billion)
• Austria - 0.012% ($26 million of $219 billion)
• Dominican Republic - 0.011% ($3.74 million of $31 billion)
• Japan - 0.011% ($83 million of $751 billion)

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

• Imports to Germany from Austria (2.65% of the world imports, $25 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from France (3.07% of the world imports, $29 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Netherlands (2.56% of the world imports, $24 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Japan from China (5.24% of the world imports, $50 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Mexico from USA (3.83% of the world imports, $36 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to Netherlands from Finland (2.66% of the world imports, $25 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to Spain from France (3.03% of the world imports, $29 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Imports to Thailand from China (2.56% of the world imports, $24 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)
• Imports to USA from Canada (4.19% of the world imports, $40 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Pakistan (3.36% of the world imports, $32 million according to external trade statistics of USA)