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Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel

2618 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Granulated Slag. In 2021, Granulated Slag were the world's 938th most traded product, with a total trade of $968M. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Granulated Slag grew by 23.1%, from $786M to $968M. Trade in Granulated Slag represent 0.000046% of total world trade.

Granulated Slag are a part of Ores, slag and ash. They include Granulated slag (slag sand) from iron, steel industry.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Granulated Slag  were South Africa ($263M), Japan ($145M), India ($64.7M), Germany ($58.4M), and Spain ($40.8M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Granulated Slag were United States ($205M), Netherlands ($66M), United Kingdom ($63.2M), Singapore ($58.1M), and Belgium ($57.8M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Granulated Slag was 2.64%, making it the 1180th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Granulated Slag ranks 592nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Top Origin (2021): South Africa, $263M

Top Destination (2021): United States, $205M

Granulated Slag are the world's 938th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Granulated Slag were South Africa ($263M), Japan ($145M), India ($64.7M), Germany ($58.4M), and Spain ($40.8M).

In 2021, the top importers of Granulated Slag were United States ($205M), Netherlands ($66M), United Kingdom ($63.2M), Singapore ($58.1M), and Belgium ($57.8M).

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): South Africa, $46.3M

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): Saudi Arabia, $48.9M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Granulated Slag grew the fastest in South Africa ($46.3M), Germany ($22.1M), Japan ($22.1M), Greece ($17M), and Spain ($14.5M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Granulated Slag were Saudi Arabia ($48.9M), United Kingdom ($26M), Netherlands ($24.3M), Singapore ($21M), and Belgium ($17.8M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Granulated Slag.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.07. This means that most of the exports of Granulated Slag are explained by 16 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): South Africa, $260M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $199M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Granulated Slag. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Granulated Slag during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Granulated Slag were South Africa ($260M), Japan ($136M), India ($62.6M), Germany ($36.7M), and Spain ($29.3M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Granulated Slag were United States ($199M), United Kingdom ($61.5M), Singapore ($57.4M), Belgium ($51M), and Saudi Arabia ($49.8M).

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Granulated Slag, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Granulated slag (slag sand) from iron,... ($968M)

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Granulated Slag to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.