Zambia | 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 Zambia totalled $ 5.45 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 from Zambia decreased by 80% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" decreased by $ 22 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 68 from Zambia amounted $27 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" amounted to 0.052% of total exports from Zambia (cumulative merchandise exports from Zambia totalled $ 10.4 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 68 in total exports from Zambia decreased by 0.186 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.238% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Zambia were equal to $ 11.6 billion).
Where does Zambia 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 Zambia in 2023:
- Turkey with a share of 50% (2.77 million US$)
- Dem. Rep. Congo with a share of 20% (1.14 million US$)
- China with a share of 6.62% (361 thousand US$)
- Malawi with a share of 5.62% (306 thousand US$)
- India with a share of 3.6% (196 thousand US$)
- South Africa with a share of 3.45% (188 thousand US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 2.81% (153 thousand US$)
- Tanzania with a share of 2.81% (153 thousand US$)
- Hong Kong with a share of 2.27% (124 thousand US$)
- United Arab Emirates - 25 thousand US$
Exports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - from Zambia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 57% (3.12 million US$): 6815 - Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included
- 14.3% (782 thousand US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 13.4% (734 thousand US$): 6802 - Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)
- 7.44% (406 thousand US$): 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
- 3.25% (177 thousand US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 2.97% (162 thousand US$): 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.
- 0.576% (31 thousand US$): 6812 - Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 68.11 or 68.13
- 0.5% (27 thousand US$): 6811 - Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 0.126% (6.91 thousand US$): 6813 - Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
- 0.041% (2.29 thousand US$): 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
The value of imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" to Zambia totalled $ 13.6 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 68 to Zambia went up by 5.53% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" went up by $ 714 thousand (the value of imports of commodity group 68 to Zambia was equal to $12.9 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 68 "Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials" accounted for 0.134% of total import flow to Zambia (in 2023, total imports to Zambia amounted to $ 10.1 billion). The share of commodity group 68 in total imports to Zambia decreased by 0.008 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.142% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Zambia were equal to $ 9.04 billion).
Where does Zambia 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 Zambia in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 52% (7.11 million US$)
- China with a share of 16.4% (2.24 million US$)
- Tanzania with a share of 8.4% (1.14 million US$)
- India with a share of 5.21% (710 thousand US$)
- Kenya with a share of 3.03% (413 thousand US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 2.77% (377 thousand US$)
- Japan with a share of 2.74% (374 thousand US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 1.56% (213 thousand US$)
- Egypt with a share of 1.1% (150 thousand US$)
- Germany - 122 thousand US$
Imports structure of 68 - Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials - to Zambia in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 44% (6.05 million US$): 6809 - Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
- 10.3% (1.41 million US$): 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
- 8.98% (1.22 million US$): 6806 - Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- 8.72% (1.18 million US$): 6810 - Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
- 7.01% (955 thousand US$): 6813 - Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials
- 6.67% (909 thousand US$): 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)
- 4.48% (610 thousand US$): 6811 - Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like
- 3.19% (434 thousand US$): 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
- 2.01% (275 thousand US$): 6807 - Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
- 1.81% (247 thousand US$): 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
