EU External Trade - SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

Extra-EU sourcing of SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape is well diversified across 10 suppliers. The top five (🇮🇳 India, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇧🇷 Brazil) account for 69.1% of the total. 🇮🇳 India leads with 21.7% (€234.0M). An HHI of 1099 confirms a Competitive market.

The EU exports SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇭 Switzerland remains the largest client (22.3%, €70.3M), followed by 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇨🇳 China, 🇩🇿 Algeria.

Within the EU, 🇮🇹 Italy concentrates 48.3% of SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape imports, well ahead of 🇵🇱 Poland (13.9%). The top importing member states are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇪🇸 Spain.

In 2025, imports were stable (-0.6%) and exports rising (5.9%) compared to the previous year.