# Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone (HS4 2517) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone at HS4 2517, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone subsector recorded $3.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with +5.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.6B |
| Latest annual change | +5.6% |
| Active exporters | 172 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.0B | 1,496 | 5 |
| 1996 | $1.1B | 1,539 | 5 |
| 1997 | $1.0B | 1,555 | 5 |
| 1998 | $1.0B | 1,601 | 5 |
| 1999 | $1.2B | 1,804 | 5 |
| 2000 | $1.2B | 2,146 | 5 |
| 2001 | $1.1B | 2,235 | 5 |
| 2002 | $1.3B | 2,243 | 5 |
| 2003 | $1.5B | 2,345 | 5 |
| 2004 | $1.7B | 2,554 | 5 |
| 2005 | $2.0B | 2,610 | 5 |
| 2006 | $2.3B | 2,827 | 5 |
| 2007 | $3.0B | 2,928 | 5 |
| 2008 | $3.6B | 2,990 | 5 |
| 2009 | $2.8B | 2,972 | 5 |
| 2010 | $2.7B | 3,088 | 5 |
| 2011 | $3.0B | 3,169 | 5 |
| 2012 | $3.1B | 3,222 | 5 |
| 2013 | $3.5B | 3,281 | 5 |
| 2014 | $3.7B | 3,337 | 5 |
| 2015 | $3.3B | 3,280 | 5 |
| 2016 | $3.0B | 3,324 | 5 |
| 2017 | $3.3B | 3,455 | 5 |
| 2018 | $3.6B | 3,510 | 5 |
| 2019 | $3.7B | 3,383 | 5 |
| 2020 | $3.6B | 3,275 | 5 |
| 2021 | $3.7B | 3,507 | 5 |
| 2022 | $3.5B | 3,370 | 5 |
| 2023 | $3.6B | 3,482 | 5 |
| 2024 | $3.6B | 3,505 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $174.3M; growth +25.6%.
- China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $163.2M; growth -10.2%.
- United Arab Emirates to Kuwait: $136.0M; growth -10.7%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $121.7M; growth -5.2%.
- Oman to Qatar: $107.5M; growth -14.5%.
- Norway to Denmark: $93.4M; growth +20.7%.
- Norway to Germany: $81.3M; growth -6.1%.
- Norway to Netherlands: $74.3M; growth +16.5%.
- China to Taiwan: $73.2M; growth +1.9%.
- Malaysia to Singapore: $68.8M; growth +8.7%.

## HS6 products

- Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated (HS6 251710)
- Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste: whether or not incorporating the materials in item no. 2517.10 (HS6 251720)
- Tarred macadam (HS6 251730)
- Stones: of marble, in granules, chippings and powder, whether or not heat-treated (HS6 251741)
- Stones: of heading no. 2515 or 2516 (excluding marble), in granules, chippings and powder, whether or not heat-treated (HS6 251749)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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