# Steatite (HS4 2526) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Steatite at HS4 2526, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The steatite subsector recorded $1.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with +3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.0B |
| Latest annual change | +3% |
| Active exporters | 120 |
| Active importers | 191 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $320.7M | 1,314 | 2 |
| 1996 | $322.2M | 1,364 | 2 |
| 1997 | $312.6M | 1,418 | 2 |
| 1998 | $280.9M | 1,336 | 2 |
| 1999 | $337.8M | 1,560 | 2 |
| 2000 | $351.9M | 1,709 | 2 |
| 2001 | $334.6M | 1,778 | 2 |
| 2002 | $366.3M | 1,760 | 2 |
| 2003 | $448.2M | 1,734 | 2 |
| 2004 | $520.8M | 1,784 | 2 |
| 2005 | $555.8M | 1,843 | 2 |
| 2006 | $603.5M | 1,871 | 2 |
| 2007 | $699.0M | 1,953 | 2 |
| 2008 | $764.7M | 1,987 | 2 |
| 2009 | $627.7M | 2,082 | 2 |
| 2010 | $709.3M | 2,048 | 2 |
| 2011 | $801.8M | 2,136 | 2 |
| 2012 | $840.9M | 2,164 | 2 |
| 2013 | $848.0M | 2,112 | 2 |
| 2014 | $903.6M | 2,202 | 2 |
| 2015 | $798.4M | 2,147 | 2 |
| 2016 | $886.6M | 2,189 | 2 |
| 2017 | $947.7M | 2,234 | 2 |
| 2018 | $991.4M | 2,269 | 2 |
| 2019 | $966.6M | 2,324 | 2 |
| 2020 | $842.5M | 2,271 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 2,319 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.1B | 2,349 | 2 |
| 2023 | $993.4M | 2,356 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.0B | 2,370 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Japan: $44.8M; growth -7.9%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $41.6M; growth -0.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $37.1M; growth +5.9%.
- France to Spain: $30.7M; growth +6.4%.
- Netherlands to Germany: $30.5M; growth -2.4%.
- France to Germany: $30.2M; growth +3.1%.
- Pakistan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $28.0M; growth -4%.
- Austria to Germany: $25.3M; growth -1.7%.
- China to Thailand: $24.3M; growth -3.7%.
- China to Republic of Korea: $20.4M; growth +0.6%.

## HS6 products

- Steatite: natural, (not crushed or powdered), whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: talc (HS6 252610)
- Steatite: natural, crushed, powdered, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: talc (HS6 252620)

## 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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