HS Icon Milling Stones

6804 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Milling Stones. In 2020, Milling Stones were the world's 505th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.65B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Milling Stones decreased by -4.67%, from $4.88B to $4.65B. Trade in Milling Stones represent 0.028% of total world trade.

Milling Stones are a part of Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica..

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Milling Stones  were China ($1.15B), Germany ($633M), Japan ($394M), Italy ($332M), and Austria ($255M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Milling Stones were United States ($440M), Germany ($423M), China ($277M), India ($231M), and France ($157M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Milling Stones was 5.32%, making it the 783rd lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Milling Stones ranks 111th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Millstones are used to grind grain into flour. They can be made from a variety of materials, including granite, basalt, and quartzite.

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

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): China, $1.15B

Top Destination (2020): United States, $440M

Milling Stones are the world's 505th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Milling Stones were China ($1.15B), Germany ($633M), Japan ($394M), Italy ($332M), and Austria ($255M).

In 2020, the top importers of Milling Stones were United States ($440M), Germany ($423M), China ($277M), India ($231M), and France ($157M).

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Decrease (2019 -  2020): Japan, -$65.9M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Turkey, $10.9M

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest declining exporters of Milling Stones were Japan (-$65.9M), United States (-$54M), Austria (-$42.1M), Germany (-$30.7M), and Italy (-$27.9M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Milling Stones were Turkey ($10.9M), Poland ($10M), China ($8.84M), Brazil ($6.55M), and Argentina ($6.26M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Milling Stones.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.16. This means that most of the exports of Milling Stones are explained by 17 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): China, $874M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): United States, $224M

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

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Milling Stones were China ($874M), Japan ($314M), Germany ($210M), Italy ($206M), and Austria ($181M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Milling Stones were United States ($224M), India ($163M), France ($113M), Vietnam ($106M), and Brazil ($100M).

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In 2020, the world most traded Milling Stones, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Grindstones etc, agglomerated abrasives or ceramics ($2.58B), Grindstones etc of synthetic or natural... ($1.7B), Hand sharpening or polishing stones ($150M), Millstones, grindstones etc of natural stone ($117M), and Stones for milling, grinding or pulping ($106M)

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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.

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