HS Icon Marble, Travertine and Alabaster

2515 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster. In 2020, Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were the world's 741st most traded product, with a total trade of $1.78B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster decreased by -17.6%, from $2.16B to $1.78B. Trade in Marble, Travertine and Alabaster represent 0.011% of total world trade.

Marble, Travertine and Alabaster are a part of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. They include Marble and travertine in blocks etc., Marble and travertine, crude or roughly trimmed, and Ecaussine, calcareous building stone nes, alabaster.

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster  were Turkey ($679M), Italy ($289M), Greece ($187M), Iran ($87.9M), and Portugal ($71.6M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were China ($1.15B), India ($129M), Italy ($62.9M), Egypt ($43.4M), and Chinese Taipei ($25.3M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Marble, Travertine and Alabaster was 4.84%, making it the 854th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ranks 906th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Marble is a metamorphic rock that is either white, grey, pink, or brown. It is used in sculptures and architecture. Travertine is a metamorphic rock that is either white, grey, pink, or brown. It is used in sculptures and architecture. Ecaussine is a metamorphic rock that is either white, grey, pink, or brown. It is used in sculptures and architecture. Alabaster is a metamorphic rock that is white or cream in color. It is used in sculptures and architecture.

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Marble, Travertine and Alabaster. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): Turkey, $679M

Top Destination (2020): China, $1.15B

Marble, Travertine and Alabaster are the world's 741st most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were Turkey ($679M), Italy ($289M), Greece ($187M), Iran ($87.9M), and Portugal ($71.6M).

In 2020, the top importers of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were China ($1.15B), India ($129M), Italy ($62.9M), Egypt ($43.4M), and Chinese Taipei ($25.3M).

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Greece, $116M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Australia, $8.78M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster grew the fastest in Greece ($116M), Portugal ($12.7M), Malaysia ($9.36M), Cambodia ($7.83M), and Saudi Arabia ($3.01M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were Australia ($8.78M), Poland ($3.62M), Sri Lanka ($2.16M), Jordan ($2.15M), and Ghana ($1.69M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.48. This means that most of the exports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster are explained by 11 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Turkey, $674M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): China, $1.12B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were Turkey ($674M), Italy ($226M), Greece ($173M), Iran ($86.9M), and Portugal ($63.4M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Marble, Travertine and Alabaster were China ($1.12B), India ($91.4M), Chinese Taipei ($24M), Algeria ($21.4M), and United Kingdom ($16.6M).

Disaggregation

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In 2020, the world most traded Marble, Travertine and Alabaster, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Marble and travertine in blocks etc. ($1.12B), Marble and travertine, crude or roughly... ($518M), and Ecaussine, calcareous building stone nes, alabaster ($140M)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Marble, Travertine and Alabaster.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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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.

Country by Relatedness

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