Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)" exceeded $12.6 billion (according to external trade statistics of 127 countries). It was $14.3 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 130 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as State of Palestine (1.25% of the world exports in 2022), Vietnam (0.834%), Korea (0.012%), Rwanda (0.001%)

Top exporters of Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate) in 2023

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

• China - 39% of the world exports ($5.06 billion)
• Italy - 13.7% ($1.73 billion)
• Turkey - 9.72% ($1.23 billion)
• India - 9.17% ($1.16 billion)
• Brazil - 6.4% ($810 million)

«Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Egypt - 1.26% of Egypt's total exports in 2023 ($533 million of $42 billion)
• Djibouti - 0.5% ($23 million of $4.78 billion)
• Turkey - 0.481% ($1.23 billion of $255 billion)
• Montenegro - 0.408% ($2.94 million of $722 million)
• Greece - 0.36% ($198 million of $55 billion)
• Portugal - 0.353% ($296 million of $83 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)» in 2023:

• Exports from Brazil to USA: (4.72% of the world exports, $597 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from China to Japan: (2.56% of the world exports, $325 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Korea: (16.4% of the world exports, $2.08 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to USA: (4.08% of the world exports, $517 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Vietnam: (1.79% of the world exports, $226 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from Egypt to Libya: (2.27% of the world exports, $287 million according to external trade statistics of Egypt)
• Exports from India to USA: (2.4% of the world exports, $304 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to Vietnam: (1.24% of the world exports, $157 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from Italy to USA: (4.04% of the world exports, $512 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Turkey to USA: (2.95% of the world exports, $374 million according to external trade statistics of Turkey)

In 2023, the world imports of "Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)" exceeded $8.52 billion (according to external trade statistics of 141 countries). It was $10.2 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 138 countries).

Top importers of Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate) in 2023

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

• USA - 34% of the world imports ($2.92 billion)
• Saudi Arabia - 4.72% ($403 million)
• Japan - 4.4% ($375 million)
• United Arab Emirates - 3.74% ($319 million)
• Germany - 3.58% ($305 million)

«Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 0.596% of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's total imports in 2023 ($2.72 million of $456 million)
• Antigua and Barbuda - 0.369% ($2.47 million of $669 million)
• The Bahamas - 0.344% ($14.4 million of $4.18 billion)
• Swaziland - 0.326% ($6.64 million of $2.03 billion)
• Qatar - 0.306% ($96 million of $31 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)» in 2023:

• Imports to France from Turkey (1.06% of the world imports, $90 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Japan from China (4.09% of the world imports, $349 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Saudi Arabia from Turkey (1.35% of the world imports, $115 million according to external trade statistics of Saudi Arabia)
• Imports to Switzerland from Italy (1.13% of the world imports, $97 million according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Imports to USA from Brazil (7.85% of the world imports, $669 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Canada (1.4% of the world imports, $119 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from China (5.72% of the world imports, $487 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from India (4.35% of the world imports, $371 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Italy (6.34% of the world imports, $540 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Turkey (4.49% of the world imports, $383 million according to external trade statistics of USA)