Fiji | 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 Fiji totalled $ 2.14 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 from Fiji went up by 289% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" went up by $ 1.59 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 68 from Fiji amounted $551 thousand in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" amounted to 0.201% of total exports from Fiji (cumulative merchandise exports from Fiji totalled $ 1.06 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 68 in total exports from Fiji increased by 0.148 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.052% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Fiji were equal to $ 1.05 billion).
Where does Fiji 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 Fiji in 2023:
- Tuvalu with a share of 53% (1.13 million US$)
- Kiribati with a share of 25% (554 thousand US$)
- American Samoa with a share of 8.86% (190 thousand US$)
- Nauru with a share of 6.02% (129 thousand US$)
- Tonga with a share of 1.96% (42 thousand US$)
- Samoa with a share of 1.2% (25 thousand US$)
- Marshall Islands with a share of 1.16% (25 thousand US$)
- Vanuatu - 16.2 thousand US$
- Cook Islands - 8.9 thousand US$
- Côte d`Ivoire - 8.11 thousand US$
Exports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - from Fiji in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 86% (1.85 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 4.4% (94 thousand US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 4.37% (93 thousand US$): 6811 - Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 3.81% (82 thousand US$): 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
- 0.376% (8.08 thousand US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 0.322% (6.91 thousand US$): 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
- 0.17% (3.65 thousand US$): 6808 - Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders
- 0.14% (3 thousand US$): 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)
- 0.133% (2.86 thousand US$): 6813 - Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
- 0.026% (567 US$): 6803 - Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
The value of imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Fiji totalled $ 7.59 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 to Fiji decreased by 6.23% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 505 thousand (the value of imports of commodity group 68 to Fiji was equal to $8.1 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" accounted for 0.245% of total import flow to Fiji (in 2023, total imports to Fiji amounted to $ 3.1 billion). The share of commodity group 68 in total imports to Fiji decreased by 0.025 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.27% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Fiji were equal to $ 2.99 billion).
Where does Fiji 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 Fiji in 2023:
- China with a share of 32% (2.46 million US$)
- New Zealand with a share of 22% (1.7 million US$)
- Australia with a share of 12% (917 thousand US$)
- Thailand with a share of 10.6% (811 thousand US$)
- Singapore with a share of 4.45% (338 thousand US$)
- USA with a share of 3.59% (273 thousand US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 3.52% (267 thousand US$)
- India with a share of 2.92% (222 thousand US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 2.11% (160 thousand US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 1.76% (134 thousand US$)
Imports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - to Fiji in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 25% (1.9 million US$): 6808 - Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders
- 12% (912 thousand US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 11.3% (864 thousand US$): 6811 - Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 9.64% (732 thousand US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 9.31% (707 thousand US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 9.29% (706 thousand US$): 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
- 7.12% (541 thousand US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 5.03% (382 thousand US$): 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
- 3.86% (293 thousand US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
- 2.88% (219 thousand US$): 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.
