EU External Trade - ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up

The main extra-EU suppliers of ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇳 China, 🇨🇭 Switzerland. 🇺🇸 United States leads with 32.5% of total imports (€804.6M). The HHI concentration index stands at 1711, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up to 7 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (20.2%, €659.3M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇹🇷 Türkiye.

Within the EU, 🇩🇪 Germany concentrates 53.3% of ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up imports, well ahead of 🇵🇱 Poland (10.5%). The top importing member states are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇱 Netherlands.

In 2025, imports were declining (-10.3%) and exports declining (-3.5%) compared to the previous year.