Botswana | Imports and Exports | World | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" from Botswana totalled $ 6.18 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 from Botswana decreased by 52% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 6.79 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 68 from Botswana amounted $12.9 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" amounted to 0.112% of total exports from Botswana (cumulative merchandise exports from Botswana totalled $ 5.5 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 68 in total exports from Botswana increased by 0.035 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.077% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Botswana were equal to $ 16.8 billion).
Where does Botswana 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 Botswana in 2023:
- Zimbabwe with a share of 64% (4 million US$)
- South Africa with a share of 33% (2.05 million US$)
- Zambia with a share of 1.39% (86 thousand US$)
- Namibia - 26 thousand US$
- Malawi - 9.09 thousand US$
- Angola - 1.05 thousand US$
- Lesotho - 996 US$
- India - 158 US$
- USA - 30 US$
- Canada - 10.2 US$
Exports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - from Botswana in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 93% (5.77 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 3.28% (203 thousand US$): 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
- 1.01% (63 thousand US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 0.983% (60 thousand US$): 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
- 0.55% (34 thousand US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 0.349% (21 thousand US$): 6811 - Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 0.349% (21 thousand US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 0.079% (4.92 thousand US$): 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
- 0.073% (4.52 thousand US$): 6808 - Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders
- 0.048% (3.01 thousand US$): 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
The value of imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Botswana totalled $ 29 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 to Botswana decreased by 52% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 32 million (the value of imports of commodity group 68 to Botswana was equal to $62 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" accounted for 0.459% of total import flow to Botswana (in 2023, total imports to Botswana amounted to $ 6.41 billion). The share of commodity group 68 in total imports to Botswana increased by 0.075 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.383% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Botswana were equal to $ 16.2 billion).
Where does Botswana 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 Botswana in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 91% (26 million US$)
- China with a share of 5.12% (1.51 million US$)
- India with a share of 1.64% (485 thousand US$)
- Germany - 116 thousand US$
- Zambia - 116 thousand US$
- USA - 68 thousand US$
- Madagascar - 50 thousand US$
- Hong Kong - 25 thousand US$
- United Arab Emirates - 20 thousand US$
- Poland - 20 thousand US$
Imports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - to Botswana in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 49% (14.5 million US$): 6812 - Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 68.11 or 68.13
- 12.6% (3.73 million US$): 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)
- 10.9% (3.21 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 7.46% (2.2 million US$): 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
- 6.36% (1.87 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 4.26% (1.25 million US$): 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
- 4.23% (1.24 million US$): 6811 - Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 1.38% (409 thousand US$): 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
- 1.21% (357 thousand US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 0.833% (245 thousand US$): 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
