# HS 680620 Exfoliated Vermiculite global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof) reached $458.5M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $360.6M | +7.5% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | $357.0M | -1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | $327.7M | -8.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | $326.0M | -0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | $335.7M | +3% | -2% |
| 2018 | $391.7M | +16.7% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | $387.3M | -1.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | $387.1M | -0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $453.3M | +17.1% | +5% |
| 2022 | $477.9M | +5.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | $436.8M | -8.6% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | $458.5M | +4.9% | +0.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $43.1M | -3.6% | 48 |
| Netherlands | $39.9M | +17.1% | 42 |
| USA | $36.6M | +10.9% | 33 |
| Canada | $26.1M | +3.9% | 25 |
| United Kingdom | $22.6M | +4.4% | 34 |
| France | $20.9M | +9.4% | 42 |
| Japan | $18.9M | +6.5% | 23 |
| Sweden | $16.2M | +0.1% | 25 |
| Italy | $14.1M | +1.3% | 33 |
| Spain | $13.7M | +1.8% | 30 |
| Poland | $10.9M | -4.4% | 32 |
| Norway | $10.3M | +12.2% | 24 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._