HS Icon Roofing Tiles

6905 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Roofing Tiles. In 2020, Roofing Tiles were the world's 954th most traded product, with a total trade of $724M. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Roofing Tiles grew by 0.61%, from $720M to $724M. Trade in Roofing Tiles represent 0.0043% of total world trade.

Roofing Tiles are a part of Ceramic products. They include Roofing tiles, ceramic and Ceramic construction items, chimney pots and cowls.

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Roofing Tiles  were Germany ($188M), France ($86.4M), China ($54.7M), Spain ($49.1M), and Hungary ($46.8M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Roofing Tiles were Poland ($81.1M), Belgium ($61.7M), United Kingdom ($42.9M), Netherlands ($36.5M), and Romania ($36M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Roofing Tiles was 11.4%, making it the 335th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Roofing Tiles ranks 407th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Roofing tiles are used to cover the roof of a building. Chimney pots are used to cover chimneys. Cowls are used to cover openings in the roof, such as vents and skylights. Architectural ornaments are decorative items that can be placed on a building's exterior.

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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): Germany, $188M

Top Destination (2020): Poland, $81.1M

Roofing Tiles are the world's 954th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Roofing Tiles were Germany ($188M), France ($86.4M), China ($54.7M), Spain ($49.1M), and Hungary ($46.8M).

In 2020, the top importers of Roofing Tiles were Poland ($81.1M), Belgium ($61.7M), United Kingdom ($42.9M), Netherlands ($36.5M), and Romania ($36M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Netherlands, $9.22M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Belgium, $12.3M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Roofing Tiles grew the fastest in Netherlands ($9.22M), France ($9.05M), Poland ($3.97M), Germany ($3.81M), and Italy ($2.11M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Roofing Tiles were Belgium ($12.3M), Germany ($6.21M), Netherlands ($3.89M), Romania ($2.8M), and Israel ($2.62M).

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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 Roofing Tiles.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.07. This means that most of the exports of Roofing Tiles are explained by 16 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Germany, $164M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Poland, $48.6M

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

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Roofing Tiles were Germany ($164M), France ($59.3M), China ($49.7M), Hungary ($42.7M), and Spain ($38.6M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Roofing Tiles were Poland ($48.6M), Belgium ($46.3M), United Kingdom ($39.8M), Romania ($34.6M), and Cambodia ($22.1M).

Disaggregation

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In 2020, the world most traded Roofing Tiles, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Roofing tiles, ceramic ($640M) and Ceramic construction items, chimney pots and... ($84.6M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Roofing Tiles.
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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 Roofing Tiles to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.