Egypt | 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 Egypt totalled $ 601 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 from Egypt went up by 69% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" went up by $ 246 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 68 from Egypt amounted $355 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" amounted to 1.42% of total exports from Egypt (cumulative merchandise exports from Egypt totalled $ 42 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 68 in total exports from Egypt increased by 0.692 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.737% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Egypt were equal to $ 48 billion).
Where does Egypt 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 Egypt in 2023:
- Libya with a share of 49% (299 million US$)
- Lebanon with a share of 4.43% (26 million US$)
- Saudi Arabia with a share of 4.15% (24 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 3.65% (21 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 3.17% (19 million US$)
- State of Palestine with a share of 2.66% (15.9 million US$)
- Algeria with a share of 2.61% (15.7 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 2.09% (12.5 million US$)
- Romania with a share of 1.95% (11.7 million US$)
- China with a share of 1.94% (11.7 million US$)
Exports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - from Egypt in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 88% (533 million US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 7.66% (46 million US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
- 2.51% (15.1 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 0.487% (2.92 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 0.386% (2.32 million US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 0.121% (729 thousand US$): 6801 - Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)
- 0.055% (330 thousand US$): 6815 - Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
- 0.032% (192 thousand US$): 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
- 0.027% (164 thousand US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 0.013% (82 thousand US$): 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
The value of imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Egypt totalled $ 160 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 to Egypt went up by 35% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" went up by $ 41 million (the value of imports of commodity group 68 to Egypt was equal to $118 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" accounted for 0.193% of total import flow to Egypt (in 2023, total imports to Egypt amounted to $ 83 billion). The share of commodity group 68 in total imports to Egypt increased by 0.044 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.149% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Egypt were equal to $ 79 billion).
Where does Egypt 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 Egypt in 2023:
- China with a share of 31% (49 million US$)
- India with a share of 23% (38 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 8.53% (13.7 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 7.25% (11.6 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 4.4% (7.06 million US$)
- Spain with a share of 2.74% (4.4 million US$)
- Slovenia with a share of 2.13% (3.42 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 1.84% (2.96 million US$)
- France with a share of 1.73% (2.77 million US$)
- Czech Republic with a share of 1.69% (2.72 million US$)
Imports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - to Egypt in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 31% (50 million US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 24% (39 million US$): 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
- 14.9% (23 million US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 8.68% (13.9 million US$): 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
- 6.27% (10 million US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 4.17% (6.69 million US$): 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
- 3.53% (5.68 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 2.7% (4.33 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 1.19% (1.92 million US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
- 0.966% (1.55 million US$): 6814 - Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials
