Spain | 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 Spain totalled $ 2.53 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 from Spain decreased by 4.76% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 126 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 68 from Spain amounted $2.65 billion in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" amounted to 0.602% of total exports from Spain (cumulative merchandise exports from Spain totalled $ 420 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 68 in total exports from Spain decreased by 0.024 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.626% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Spain were equal to $ 424 billion).
Where does Spain 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 Spain in 2023:
- France with a share of 24% (611 million US$)
- USA with a share of 18.8% (477 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 9.99% (252 million US$)
- Portugal with a share of 6.94% (175 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 6.56% (166 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 2.8% (70 million US$)
- Morocco with a share of 2.6% (65 million US$)
- Canada with a share of 2.08% (52 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 2.03% (51 million US$)
- Switzerland with a share of 1.3% (33 million US$)
Exports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - from Spain in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 33% (846 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 16.2% (411 million US$): 6803 - Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate
- 12.3% (313 million US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 11.1% (282 million US$): 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
- 9.56% (241 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 3.61% (91 million US$): 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
- 3.36% (85 million US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 3.12% (79 million US$): 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
- 2.42% (61 million US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
- 1.7% (43 million US$): 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
The value of imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Spain totalled $ 927 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 to Spain decreased by 0.164% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 1.52 million (the value of imports of commodity group 68 to Spain was equal to $929 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" accounted for 0.197% of total import flow to Spain (in 2023, total imports to Spain amounted to $ 469 billion). The share of commodity group 68 in total imports to Spain increased by 0.011 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.186% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Spain were equal to $ 499 billion).
Imports of commodity group 68 reached 99% of total imports of group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Spain in 2023 (imports of commodity group 68 to Spain totalled $927 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 68 in imports of commodity group 68 to Spain went down by 0 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 100% in 2022, and imports of commodity group 68 to Spain accounted for $929 million).
Where does Spain import Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials from?
Top trading partners (import of "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials") of Spain in 2023:
- Germany with a share of 14.4% (134 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 11.5% (107 million US$)
- China with a share of 11.4% (106 million US$)
- France with a share of 10.7% (99 million US$)
- USA with a share of 10.5% (97 million US$)
- Portugal with a share of 8.05% (74 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 4.19% (38 million US$)
- Austria with a share of 2.67% (24 million US$)
- Poland with a share of 2.57% (23 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 2.34% (21 million US$)
Imports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - to Spain in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 35% (330 million US$): 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
- 13% (121 million US$): 6804 - Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials
- 10.2% (94 million US$): 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
- 9.34% (86 million US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 9.28% (86 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 9% (83 million US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 3.59% (33 million US$): 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
- 3.29% (30 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 1.39% (12.9 million US$): 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
- 1.33% (12.3 million US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
