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Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

2514 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Slate. In 2021, Slate were the world's 1188th most traded product, with a total trade of $74.7M. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Slate decreased by -0.6%, from $75.1M to $74.7M. Trade in Slate represent 0.0000036% of total world trade.

Slate are a part of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. They include Slate.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Slate  were India ($16.3M), France ($14.4M), China ($9.74M), Spain ($7.24M), and Portugal ($4.2M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Slate were France ($8.99M), United States ($8.49M), Germany ($6.41M), Italy ($5.39M), and United Kingdom ($5.39M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Slate was 4.5%, making it the 916th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Slate. 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 (2021): India, $16.3M

Top Destination (2021): France, $8.99M

Slate are the world's 1188th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Slate were India ($16.3M), France ($14.4M), China ($9.74M), Spain ($7.24M), and Portugal ($4.2M).

In 2021, the top importers of Slate were France ($8.99M), United States ($8.49M), Germany ($6.41M), Italy ($5.39M), and United Kingdom ($5.39M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): India, $2.63M

Top Destination Decrease (2020 -  2021): United Kingdom, -$5.85M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Slate grew the fastest in India ($2.63M), Greece ($2.2M), France ($2.08M), Brazil ($1.43M), and Germany ($1.16M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest declining importers of Slate were United Kingdom (-$5.85M), United States (-$2.4M), United Arab Emirates (-$1.7M), Portugal (-$757k), and Canada (-$503k).

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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 Slate.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.64. This means that most of the exports of Slate are explained by 12 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): India, $16.2M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $8.11M

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

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Slate were India ($16.2M), China ($9.6M), Spain ($5.52M), France ($5.4M), and Greece ($2.68M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Slate were United States ($8.11M), United Kingdom ($4.63M), Italy ($4.22M), Germany ($2.95M), and Japan ($2.33M).

Disaggregation

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Slate, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Slate ($74.7M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Slate.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Slate in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

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 Slate to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.