# Articles of stone and plaster (HS2 68) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Articles of stone and plaster at HS2 68, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The articles of stone and plaster sector recorded $58.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $58.5B |
| Latest annual change | +0.3% |
| Active exporters | 200 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 49 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $14.2B | 6,001 | 49 |
| 1996 | $15.1B | 6,134 | 49 |
| 1997 | $15.4B | 6,327 | 49 |
| 1998 | $15.3B | 6,406 | 49 |
| 1999 | $16.9B | 6,770 | 49 |
| 2000 | $17.1B | 7,840 | 49 |
| 2001 | $17.0B | 8,075 | 49 |
| 2002 | $18.5B | 8,315 | 49 |
| 2003 | $21.4B | 8,485 | 49 |
| 2004 | $25.7B | 8,784 | 49 |
| 2005 | $28.9B | 9,035 | 49 |
| 2006 | $33.4B | 9,481 | 49 |
| 2007 | $39.0B | 9,727 | 49 |
| 2008 | $43.1B | 9,666 | 49 |
| 2009 | $33.3B | 9,698 | 49 |
| 2010 | $37.5B | 9,838 | 49 |
| 2011 | $43.2B | 10,093 | 49 |
| 2012 | $43.9B | 10,307 | 49 |
| 2013 | $47.3B | 10,260 | 49 |
| 2014 | $50.7B | 10,720 | 49 |
| 2015 | $48.3B | 10,649 | 49 |
| 2016 | $47.2B | 10,750 | 49 |
| 2017 | $49.6B | 10,786 | 49 |
| 2018 | $53.6B | 10,968 | 49 |
| 2019 | $52.2B | 10,961 | 49 |
| 2020 | $49.9B | 10,652 | 49 |
| 2021 | $59.8B | 11,260 | 49 |
| 2022 | $62.7B | 11,251 | 49 |
| 2023 | $59.3B | 11,351 | 49 |
| 2024 | $58.5B | 11,259 | 49 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: -0.7%
- Five-year CAGR: +2.3%
- Historical peak: $62.7B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 72.4%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,519.3
- Importer concentration HHI: 757.2
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.4

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China | Republic of Korea | $1.3B | -5.7% | 48 | 867 km | Yes |
| 2 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.2B | +1.3% | 43 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $1.2B | -0.2% | 49 | 556 km | Yes |
| 4 | China | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.2B | -7.8% | 49 | 11,883 km | No |
| 5 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.1B | +9.2% | 46 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 6 | India | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $987.5M | +0.2% | 46 | 11,771 km | No |
| 7 | Brazil | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $809.0M | -3.1% | 41 | 7,658 km | No |
| 8 | Italy | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $739.9M | +4.9% | 42 | 6,907 km | No |
| 9 | Malaysia | Singapore | $639.6M | +9% | 48 | 316 km | Yes |
| 10 | Japan | China | $602.4M | -5.6% | 47 | 1,763 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $11.0B | 198 | 49 |
| 2 | Germany | $5.4B | 181 | 49 |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.3B | 175 | 49 |
| 4 | Italy | $3.5B | 178 | 49 |
| 5 | Spain | $2.3B | 173 | 49 |
| 6 | Japan | $2.3B | 166 | 49 |
| 7 | India | $2.3B | 182 | 49 |
| 8 | Turkey | $2.0B | 182 | 49 |
| 9 | Poland | $1.8B | 156 | 49 |
| 10 | France | $1.5B | 175 | 49 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $10.2B | 140 | 49 |
| 2 | Germany | $3.6B | 124 | 49 |
| 3 | France | $2.6B | 146 | 49 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $2.4B | 123 | 49 |
| 5 | Canada | $1.9B | 139 | 49 |
| 6 | China | $1.9B | 111 | 49 |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | $1.8B | 92 | 49 |
| 8 | Italy | $1.6B | 101 | 49 |
| 9 | Netherlands | $1.5B | 127 | 49 |
| 10 | India | $1.1B | 91 | 49 |

## HS6 products

- Stone: setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) (HS6 680100)
- Tiles, cubes and similar articles: whether or not rectangular (including square), largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in square, side less than 7cm, coloured granules, chippings, powder (HS6 680210)
- Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface (HS6 680221)
- Stone: calcareous (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster), articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface (HS6 680222)
- Granite: articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface (HS6 680223)
- Stone: monumental or building stone, n.e.s. in item no. 6802.2, articles thereof, simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface (HS6 680229)
- Marble, travertine and alabaster: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) (HS6 680291)
- Stone: calcareous (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster) articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) (HS6 680292)
- Granite: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) (HS6 680293)
- Stone: natural (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster, other calcareous stone or granite), monumental or building stone, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) (HS6 680299)
- Slate, worked: and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate (HS6 680300)
- Millstones and grindstones: for milling, grinding or pulping (HS6 680410)
- Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond (HS6 680421)
- Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics (HS6 680422)
- Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: of natural stone (HS6 680423)
- Stones: hand sharpening or polishing stones, of natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or ceramics, with or without parts of other materials (HS6 680430)
- Abrasive powder or grain: natural or artificial, on a base of woven textile fabric only, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up (HS6 680510)
- Abrasive powder or grain: natural or artificial, on a base of paper or paperboard only, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up (HS6 680520)
- Abrasive powder or grain: natural or artificial, on a base of materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6805, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up (HS6 680530)
- Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls (HS6 680610)
- Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof) (HS6 680620)
- Minerals: mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading no. 6811 or 6812 or of chapter 69 (HS6 680690)
- Asphalt or similar material: articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls (HS6 680710)
- Asphalt or similar material: articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) other than in rolls (HS6 680790)
- Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and the like: of vegetable fibre, of straw, shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders (HS6 680800)
- Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, not ornamented (HS6 680911)
- Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, (other than faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only), not ornamented (HS6 680919)
- Plaster articles or articles of compositions based on plaster: n.e.c. in heading no. 6809 (HS6 680990)
- Cement, concrete or artificial stone: building blocks or bricks, whether or not reinforced (HS6 681011)
- Cement, concrete or artificial stone: tiles, flagstones and similar, (excluding building blocks and bricks) whether or not reinforced (HS6 681019)
- Cement, concrete or artificial stone: pipes, whether or not reinforced (HS6 681020)
- Cement, concrete or artificial stone: prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, whether or not reinforced (HS6 681091)
- Cement, concrete or artificial stone: articles (other than prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering), whether or not reinforced, n.e.s. in heading no. 6810 (HS6 681099)
- Asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement articles or the like: corrugated sheets (HS6 681110)
- Asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement articles or the like: sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, other than corrugated sheets (HS6 681120)
- Asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement articles or the like: tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (HS6 681130)
- Asbestos-cement: articles or the like, containing asbestos (HS6 681140)
- Cellulose fibre-cement articles or the like: corrugated sheets (HS6 681181)
- Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles (other than corrugated sheets), not containing asbestos (HS6 681182)
- Cellulose fibre-cement articles or the like: tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (HS6 681183)
- Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, other than corrugated sheets and other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not containing asbestos (HS6 681189)
- Asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement articles or the like: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 6811 (HS6 681190)
- Asbestos fibres, fabricated: mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate (HS6 681210)
- Asbestos: articles thereof, yarn and thread, whether or not reinforced, (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681220)
- Asbestos: cords and string, whether or not plaited, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced, (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681230)
- Asbestos: woven or knitted fabric, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced, (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681240)
- Asbestos: clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced (excluding heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681250)
- Asbestos: paper, millboard and felt, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681260)
- Asbestos fibres, fabricated: compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls (HS6 681270)
- Fabricated crocidolite (blue asbestos) fibres, mixtures with a basis of crocidolite (blue asbestos), articles of crocidolite (blue asbestos), whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681280)
- Asbestos: goods n.e.s. in heading no. 6812, of a mixture with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate, whether or not reinforced (excluding goods of heading no. 6811 or 6813) (HS6 681290)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681291)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): paper, millboard and felt, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681292)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681293)
- Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite): fibres, mixtures or articles n.e.c. in heading no. 6812, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813 (HS6 681299)
- Brake linings and pads: with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose (HS6 681310)
- Friction material and articles thereof (e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads) not mounted: for brakes, clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos (HS6 681320)
- Brake linings and pads: with a basis of mineral substances or cellulose (other than asbestos) (HS6 681381)
- Friction material and articles thereof (e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads) not mounted: for clutches or the like (not brake linings and pads), with a basis of mineral substances or cellulose (other than asbestos) (HS6 681389)
- Friction material: unmounted, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, other than brake linings and pads (HS6 681390)
- Mica: plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials (HS6 681410)
- Mica: worked mica and articles of mica (excluding plates, sheets and strips) whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials (HS6 681490)
- Stone articles and other mineral substances, non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon (HS6 681510)
- Stone or other mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included: carbon fibres for non-electrical uses (HS6 681511)
- Stone or other mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included: fabrics of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses (HS6 681512)
- Stone or other mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included: articles of carbon fibres for non-electrical uses (HS6 681513)
- Stone or other mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included: non-electrical articles of graphite or carbon n.e.c. in heading 6815 (HS6 681519)
- Peat: articles of peat n.e.c. or included (HS6 681520)
- Stone articles and articles of other mineral substances: containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite (HS6 681591)
- Stone articles and articles of other mineral substances: n.e.s. or included in heading no. 6815 (HS6 681599)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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