EU External Trade - SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85|% of H@3BO@3|calculated on the dry weight

Extra-EU sourcing of SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85|% of H@3BO@3|calculated on the dry weight is highly concentrated. 🇹🇷 Türkiye captures 97.4% of imports (€139.9M), followed by 🇧🇴 Bolivia (1.5%). With an HHI of 9489, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85|% of H@3BO@3|calculated on the dry weight are concentrated on a few markets. 🇮🇳 India accounts for 66.4% (€11.5M), ahead of 🇳🇴 Norway (8.3%). The top three destinations are 🇮🇳 India, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇶🇵 QP.

Within the EU, the leading importers of SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT, Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85|% of H@3BO@3|calculated on the dry weight are 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇦🇹 Austria accounts for 31.4% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (6.6%) and exports stable (-2.7%) compared to the previous year.