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Roofing tiles and other ceramic building parts: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in roofing tiles and other ceramic building parts totaled $715 million (2.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (22%), China (12%) and France (11%); the top importers were Belgium (7%), Poland (7%) and the Philippines (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 2%.

Summary

World trade
$715million
Tonnes
2.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$312
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$154 million · 21.5%
  2. China$85 million · 11.9%
  3. France$75 million · 10.5%
  4. Serbia$61 million · 8.5%
  5. Spain$56 million · 7.9%
  6. Hungary$42 million · 5.9%
  7. Poland$34 million · 4.8%
  8. Italy$23 million · 3.3%
  9. Croatia$22 million · 3.1%
  10. Netherlands$20 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  11. Belgium$19 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  12. Greece$12 million · 1.7%
  13. Portugal$12 million · 1.6%
  14. Slovenia$12 million · 1.6%
  15. Austria$7 million · 0.97%
  16. Turkey$7 million · 0.95%
  17. Czechia$7 million · 0.93%
  18. Japan$6 million · 0.9%
  19. Thailand$6 million · 0.85%
  20. United States$5 million · 0.75%

Top importers

  1. Belgium$53 million · 7.4%
    re-exports
  2. Poland$49 million · 6.9%
  3. Philippines$48 million · 6.7%
  4. United Kingdom$44 million · 6.2%
  5. Netherlands$41 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  6. Romania$39 million · 5.5%
  7. Bulgaria$29 million · 4%
  8. France$26 million · 3.6%
  9. Austria$22 million · 3.1%
  10. Bosnia and Herzegovina$21 million · 3%
  11. India$19 million · 2.6%
  12. Croatia$18 million · 2.5%
  13. United States$17 million · 2.3%
  14. Slovenia$16 million · 2.3%
  15. Germany$16 million · 2.2%
  16. Albania$15 million · 2.1%
  17. Switzerland$14 million · 2%
  18. Spain$12 million · 1.6%
  19. Czechia$11 million · 1.6%
  20. Denmark$10 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2000

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Germany 154
  • China 85.2
  • France 75.3
  • Serbia 61
  • Spain 56.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany39.1154
China2.585.2
France83.775.3
Serbia0.1461
Spain4.756.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 21% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $312

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$258
1996$239
1997$216
1998$188
1999$195
2000$183
2001$179
2002$197
2003$163
2004$234
2005$236
2006$249
2007$281
2008$300
2009$292
2010$275
2011$300
2012$298
2013$301
2014$299
2015$251
2016$254
2017$245
2018$247
2019$246
2020$261
2021$276
2022$314
2023$296
2024$312

What it includes

  • 6905 · Roofing tiles and other ceramic building parts

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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