The value of exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" from Armenia totalled $ 11.4 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 from Armenia decreased by 8.7% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 1.09 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 68 from Armenia amounted $12.5 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" amounted to 0.136% of total exports from Armenia (cumulative merchandise exports from Armenia totalled $ 8.37 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 68 in total exports from Armenia decreased by 0.099 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.236% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Armenia were equal to $ 5.3 billion).
Where does Armenia export Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials?
Top export destinations of "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" from Armenia in 2023:
- Russia with a share of 73% (8.44 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 8.43% (965 thousand US$)
- Italy with a share of 6.65% (760 thousand US$)
- Czech Republic with a share of 2.06% (235 thousand US$)
- Belarus with a share of 2.03% (232 thousand US$)
- Hungary with a share of 1.92% (219 thousand US$)
- USA - 107 thousand US$
- United Arab Emirates - 72 thousand US$
- Georgia - 66 thousand US$
- Cyprus - 53 thousand US$
Exports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - from Armenia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 57% (6.57 million US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 19.7% (2.25 million US$): 6815 - Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
- 10.3% (1.18 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 7.46% (853 thousand US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 3.21% (367 thousand US$): 6805 - Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
- 0.714% (81 thousand US$): 6801 - Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)
- 0.506% (57 thousand US$): 6813 - Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
- 0.199% (22 thousand US$): 6812 - Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 68.11 or 68.13
- 0.171% (19.6 thousand US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 0.11% (12.6 thousand US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
The value of imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Armenia totalled $ 38 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 to Armenia went up by 16.5% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" went up by $ 5.5 million (the value of imports of commodity group 68 to Armenia was equal to $33 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" accounted for 0.322% of total import flow to Armenia (in 2023, total imports to Armenia amounted to $ 12 billion). The share of commodity group 68 in total imports to Armenia decreased by 0.062 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.385% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Armenia were equal to $ 8.63 billion).
Where does Armenia import Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials from?
Top trading partners (import of "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials") of Armenia in 2023:
- Georgia with a share of 23% (9.11 million US$)
- Russia with a share of 19.1% (7.41 million US$)
- Iran with a share of 14.4% (5.6 million US$)
- China with a share of 9.64% (3.74 million US$)
- India with a share of 6.93% (2.68 million US$)
- Ukraine with a share of 4.76% (1.84 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 3.83% (1.48 million US$)
- Israel with a share of 3.48% (1.35 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 2.29% (891 thousand US$)
- Germany with a share of 2.12% (826 thousand US$)
Imports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - to Armenia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 26% (10.2 million US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 26% (10 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 11.1% (4.32 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 8.74% (3.39 million US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 8.73% (3.38 million US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 8.09% (3.14 million US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
- 5.55% (2.15 million US$): 6805 - Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up
- 2.37% (922 thousand US$): 6815 - Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
- 0.934% (362 thousand US$): 6813 - Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
- 0.564% (219 thousand US$): 6808 - Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders